January 6 Committee seeks information from Fox News' Sean Hannity

The congressional committee tasked with investigating last year's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol sent a letter to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday, asking him to voluntarily submit information he may have regarding the deadly rioting. The letter was signed by the January 6 Committee's Chair Bennie Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney.

In their request, the two lawmakers said the committee has communications suggesting Hannity had "advance knowledge of President Trump's and his legal team's planning for January 6th" and that he expressed concerns both to the president and his staff about it. The representatives also believe the Fox News star was communicating with White House officials and other lawmakers during the riot and in the days after.

"These communications make you a fact witness in our investigation," they wrote on Tuesday. "Thus, we write today to seek your voluntary cooperation on a specific and narrow range of factual questions."