News The Jan. 6 committee got a boost from a ruling on a confidential memo. What’s next? April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 Bart Jansen and Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY Comments Off on The Jan. 6 committee got a boost from a ruling on a confidential memo. What’s next? Legal experts say House Jan. 6 panel's request for lawyer John Eastman's emails is rare because communications with clients are usually confidential.