Capitol headquarters: US Congress demanded that Facebook, Google and Twitter hand over documents related to the attack

The United States Congressional Commission investigating the murderous attack of January 6 against the Capitol demand Friday to major social media companies -including Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Google, Alphabet Inc- to deliver the message logs linked to the assault on supporters of Donald Trump.

The select committee of the House of Representatives worried files related to violence and the days leading up to it, including the dissemination of False information and efforts to prevent certification of President-elect Joe Biden. Requests were also directed to the 4chan and 8kun forums.

The commission seeks files dating from spring 2020, including policy changes, if so, what companies have done to stop the spread of false information on the Internet.

Former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos said the commission’s subpoenas did not have the power to compel companies to provide private content., and said contacts with law enforcement could also be protected.

On the other hand, he pointed out that internal reviews of platforms that could have done better could shape the public’s understanding of what happened and why.

Four people died on the day of the incident: one shot dead by the police and the other three of natural causes. Capitol agent assaulted by protesters died the next day. Later, four policemen who participated in the defense of the Capitol they committed suicide. More than a hundred police officers were injured.

Seven U.S. Capitol Police officers on Thursday pursued former President Donald Trump, claiming to have conspired with far-right groups to provoke the deadly attack.

In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, DC, Agents allege attack was the culmination of months of rhetoric from Trump, who they said knew of the potential for violence and actively encouraged it in the hope of stopping the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.

Lawsuit alleges Trump conspired with extremist groups, proud boys and oath-keepers, as well as with far-right political operatives such as Roger Stone and Ali Alexander, who promoted the then president’s speech near the White House just before the attack on the Capitol.

The case is the latest in a series of civil lawsuits aimed at holding Trump responsible for the siege. of the Capitol by a crowd of his supporters.

In a similar lawsuit filed by Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell, Trump argued his actions were a case of free speech protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. and that he cannot be held responsible under US civil law, since he acted on January 6 in his capacity as president.

(With information from Reuters)

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