January 6 committee sends letter to GOP Rep. Scott Perry, asking to interview him

The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot has asked GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania to voluntarily sit down for an interview -- the first known effort by the panel to talk to a lawmaker about helping former President Donald Trump in his efforts to undermine the election.

The committee is not yet issuing a subpoena for Perry's testimony. Instead the panel is sending a letter to formally request Perry's cooperation. Perry, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, is the first lawmaker to receive such a letter from the committee.

The letter, released Monday, marks a significant step in the investigation and underscores how the panel is zeroing in on Trump's closest allies on Capitol Hill.