United States House of Representatives panel investigating the January 6 riots said on Thursday it had asked former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich (pictured left) to offer information on Capitol riots, which can be crucial to the investigation into the Capitol building attack. The committee stated that it would like to have a voluntary questioning with Gingrich in three weeks.
The House stated that it has evidence that the former speaker had spread fake news about the 2020 US presidential election.
"These advertising efforts were not designed to encourage voting for a particular candidate. Instead, these efforts attempted to cast doubt on the outcome of the election after voting had already taken place," said Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson.
