WASHINGTON A growing number of House Democrats are calling for an investigation into whether their Republican colleagues aided President Trumps supporters who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in an effort to overturn the results of last years election.

Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., told Yahoo News that many of his Democratic colleagues are discussing the possibility Republican House members played a role in the attacks.

I would hope no member did this, but the truth is there are more questions than answers; what kind of communications did people have with members? Did members give them a heads up about certain things like which entrances to use or other intelligence before or during the attack? Richmond asked, adding, Thats a real concern and Ive heard many people talk about that.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., a freshman member of Congress, told Yahoo News he wants to see an investigation into the role his Republican colleagues might have played in the attacks.

Many of my colleagues and I feel strongly that Donald Trump s most egregious enablers in Congress should be investigated for their complicity in the insurrection against the United States, Torres said.

Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol following a rally the president held on the National Mall. During a speech to the crowd, Trump reiterated his false claim that his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden was fraudulent.