FBI asked to investigate Parler over attack on US Capitol


Parler, which was forced offline by Amazon’s web hosting division after the riot, could also hold evidence related to the attack, or of foreign governments financing civil unrest in the US, Maloney contended. — Bloomberg

SAN FRANCISCO: A lawmaker on Jan 21 asked the FBI to investigate the role conservative-favoured social network Parler played in the deadly attack on the US Capitol early this month.

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who chairs the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to the director of the FBI calling for it to look into Parler as well as ties it may have to Russia.

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