Jan. 6 panel presses GOP Rep. Loudermilk over tour of US Capitol on Jan. 5

The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection said Thursday it has evidence that GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk led a tour of the US Capitol complex the day before pro-Trump rioters stormed the building, according to a letter requesting the Republican lawmaker's voluntary cooperation with their ongoing probe. #CNN #News

[kateuhler]

The capital was CLOSED FOR TOURS at this time, due to covid. If they gave tours, for SURE they knew what they were doing, and for what purpose.

[freda]

First, they lie, insist they provided "no tours, " and then Loudermilk goes on to say he only gave a tour to church goers and children....you know, like what a liar would say.

[winkieblink]

The CAPITOL was under quarantine and closed at the time. A “showing around”…..should not have been permitted.

[HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

So if anyone was seriously injured or killed during the January 6 insurrection that would make this representative an accessory to murder or to the serious crime. Lock them up

[skux]

So he lied! Plain & simple. Jail him

[SmashingBangers]

Wasn’t Lauren Boebert seen to be doing this too on Jan 5. Then live tweeting Nancy Pelosi’s whereabouts as the insurrection unfolded 🤔

[HandsOnVermont]

I can remember that there were several Congressional members talking about how they were concerned about seeing congressmen giving people tours of the capital. It was an oddity since the capital was supposed to be closed to tours due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. These congressman broke procedures to allow people in the capital when all of the Federal Government was closed to the public still.

[jnb]

He also said there was no "reconnaissance" Tours given - the House Select Committee never said "reconnaissance" tours - they only said tours. Freudian slip?

[erockromulan]

Giving a tour in the middle of a pandemic the day before _everyone_ knew something big was going to happen is too fishy to be an innocent act.

[drwisdom]

Mr. Lemon "It is not unusual [for Congressmen] to give tours."

Yes, except when there are Covid restrictions in place, which I believe was the case when Congressman Loudermilk gave his "tour."

[queensamara]

He's lying through his teeth, and the committee already knows this. I'm sure the "family of constituents" has already struck a deal w/the F.B.I. this is insane 😳

[carolr]

"People give tours all the time." BUT at that time, there were no tours allowed in the Capitol due to COVID.

[CB-wqwp]

Maybe it USED to be "not unusual" to give tours of the Capitol, before Covid. But in January 2021, the Capitol was closed to tours, bc Covid.

[RainbowMaille]

Republican lies. . . News at 11 "I never gave a tour to anybody" "oh you mean those dozen people"

[glnnchrstphr]

What you guys did not mention about the tours were yes, people asking their representatives to provide tours of the capital are relatively commonplace but at that time, because of covid, the capital and the rest of the government buildings were CLOSED at that time to the public. Why wasn't that fact mentioned?

[thecircledk]

Tours where heavily restricted during the pandemic .... have these talking heads forgotten ???
He also said on the radio HE DID give a tour ... now he is saying there never was a tour... who needs video... he admitted it on the radio ????

[terrirobertson]

How scary, Loudermilk helping insurectionist giving reconnaissance tours, where offices are etc. Has the FBI done facial recognition on these tours?

[tylerrivera]

But tours were closed to the public due to COVID-19... House and Senate Staff were barely in the building from 3/2020... Members almost NEVER give tours. This is fishy fishy fishy.

[realityTV]

Some members of Congress had their alarms disconnected. Somebody was in there 🤔. Also, when this first got out it was stated that their were no cameras?

[JoeD]

They wouldn’t be asking if they didn’t already know the answer. He can confess or be outed.