A bombshell twist regarding the controversial House January 6 Committee emerged over the weekend. 

According to The Daily Wire, it was revealed that the committee reportedly deleted over 100 encrypted files prior to Republicans taking over the majority of the lower chamber.

The revelation was brought to light by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, who obtained the information as part of a "counter-inquiry" into the now-defunct committee.

JUST IN: The House January 6 Committee deleted 100+ encrypted files just days before Republicans gained the majority according to Fox News.

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Loudermilk held nothing back in announcing the findings, which he posted to X.

"The former J6 Select Committee went to great lengths to prevent Americans from seeing all the evidence produced in their investigation,” Loudermilk wrote. "Our Subcommittee has recovered over 100 deleted & encrypted files. What else were they trying to hide?"

Loudermilk and his investigative team have sent a request to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who chaired the J6 Committee, requesting passwords for the encrypted files.

The Daily Wire noted:

The pair have traded a number of letters over the past year in which Loudermilk raised concerns about the January 6 Committee not properly archiving video recordings of interviews and depositions in the House as well as transcripts mentioned in a letter to the Homeland Security Department that referenced “important information” gained “from an unnamed Secret Service witness.”

Loudermilk has exchanged numerous letters with Thompson, and has even written to the White House and DHS general counsels asking for "unedited and unredacted transcripts" of testimonies provided to the J6 Committee by both entities.

It's unclear what the deleted files could contain, but notably, it was suggested that some could contain information shared with "the Department of Justice and Fulton County District Attorney" Fani Willis, who's currently embroiled in an unfolding situation that could affect her case against former President Donald Trump.

House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), thought to be a strong possibility to become Trump's running mate in the 2024 election, released a statement following news of the deleted files.

"It should come as a surprise to no one that Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney’s fake committee illegally deleted records of their sham investigation and obstructed justice," Stefanik said.

For his part, Trump has already claimed that the deleted files "exonerated me completely."

Only time will tell what the files contain. Hopefully, Loudermilk will make them public if he's able to retrieve the passwords.