McCarthy tells Jan. 6 committee to preserve its findings

• It comes as Republicans are planning a battery of probes into everything from Hunter Biden to the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan when they take the majority in January.

Driving the news: In a letter to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chair of the select committee, McCarthy wrote, "I remind you and your staff on the Committee to preserve all records collected and transcripts of testimony taken during your investigation."

• The letter cited Washington Post reporting that the report will consist mostly of findings from a team focused on Trump and his inner circle, eschewing findings on security and intelligence failures, financing and extremism.
• "Some reports suggest that entire swaths of findings will be left out of the Committee's final report," McCarthy wrote.
• "The official Congressional Records do not belong to you or any member, but to the American people, and they are owed all of the information you gathered – not merely the information that comports with your political agenda."

What we're watching: McCarthy said Republicans, when they take the majority in January, will hold hearings on security failures at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

• That has been the focus of a "shadow committee" made up of the Republicans who McCarthy appointed, then pulled, from the select committee, Axios reported in February.
• A Jan. 6 committee spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment