evidence: On January 7th, Chairman Nadler, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Committee on Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray seeking an immediate briefing on the FBI’s efforts to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. Following the briefing, the Members issued a statement expressing "grave concerns about ongoing and violent threats to our democracy." On January 16th, the Judiciary Committee, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform, opened an investigation into the events and intelligence surrounding the insurrection on January 6th incited by President Trump, and related threats against the nation’s peaceful transition of power. [...] Chairman cc: The Honorable Jim Jordan, Ranking Member, House Committee on the Judiciary [1] Press Conference, U.S. Dep’t Just., Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin for the District of Columbia and FBI Washington Field Office ADIC Steven D'Antuono Provide Update on Criminal Charges Related to Events at the Capitol on January 6 (Jan. 12, 2021), https://www.justice.gov/opa/video/acting-us-attorney-michael-sherwin-district-columbia-and-fbi-washington-field-office-adic.