WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he plans to publicly release thousands of hours of footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, making good on a promise he made to far-right members of his party when he was campaigning for the job.
“This decision will provide millions of Americans, criminal defendants, public interest organizations, and the media an ability to see for themselves what happened that day, rather than having to rely upon the interpretation of a small group of government officials,” Johnson said in a statement.
From the archives (March 2023): Kevin McCarthy defends providing exclusive access to Jan. 6 video trove to Tucker Carlson of Fox News
Also see (February 2023): Top House Democrat expresses concern over manner in which Speaker McCarthy provided Tucker Carlson his U.S. Capitol security-camera exclusive
Plus (March 2023): Senate leader Chuck Schumer slams Fox News host Tucker Carlson for ‘lying to his audience’ by ‘cherry-picking’ Jan. 6 footage
The newly elected speaker said the first tranche of security footage, around 90 hours, would be released on a public committee…
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