for handing over the footage to Fox News in the first place, calling it an "egregious security breach" that exposes the Capitol complex.Attorney Charles Tobin sent a letter to congressional leadership on behalf of 10 media organizations, including Axios, CNN and Politico, to request all closed-circuit surveillance camera footage recorded on Jan. 6, 2021, inside and around the Capitol.
"Without full public access to the complete historical record, there is concern that an ideologically-based narrative of an already polarizing event will take hold in the public consciousness, with destabilizing risks to the legitimacy of Congress, the Capitol Police, and the various federal investigations and prosecutions of January 6 crimes," it continues.
Tobin said he also sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice and the FBI.McCarthy defended his decision to give Carlson — who has repeatedly downplayed official accounts of the Capitol riot — the footage.: "I was asked in the press about these tapes, and I said they do belong to the American public. I think sunshine lets everybody make their own judgment."
Leftist media can’t let the narrative slip away.
No way. The liberal MSM already had their day. Now the conservative side gets their turn at the WHOLE TRUTH !!!
How he fuck is Qevin McCarthy in charge of who gets this footage?
Give it to them all. Quit making excuses and Fix whatever vulnerabilities in Capitol security that might be in them. Why are they just now asking? Why weren’t they realeased before now?
Why did they not ask before now? Kelvin don't give them.
He shouldn’t have done this without some type of embargo time and then wider release. dereliction of transparency and public reporting at best… it happens all the time that a favored outlet will have be given preference. But not releasing it more widely? Smells bad.
lol, haven’t asked for it before. Only now because Democrats lost the ability to spin a tight narrative. They want to spin
jimstinson NOW they want the tapes !?! LOL, pound sand
Republicans have been demanding for the release of the J6 videos forever. I don’t recall the Dems demanding the release of the J6 videos until now 🧐
😂🤣, kev did not think that far
Why didn’t you ask SpeakerPelosi?
So was the FBI done with the footage? We saw plenty on the day of the riot and during the J6 committee, so what was this “thousands of hours”?
I hope that they never get it.
McCarthy is a traitorous cult member.
Every news agency should have this footage. It will show how this was a fed / capital police inside job plus it will show how the protesters were far from violent. They literally just trespassed
Good job Kevin.
We want to see all that hidden ANTIFA footage.
Sorry guys, your team lost the gavel.
Has he stopped laughing yet?
They should be given the same access as Nazi boy was given
It’s the right thing to do SpeakerMcCarthy! You promised to release to the public and I won’t watch a station that knowing peddles lies for rating and to benefit the extreme!! We want facts Jack!!
Why were they not interested in this footage for two years?
What is the guarantee that those who are asking now will get the same material he gave comrade Carlson
Good
Why didn’t they ever ask Pelosi? No friendly-fire