Yesterday, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he was releasing all video surveillance footage taken at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. He later provided a link to the videos:
Follow the link below to view the January 6th tapes for yourself.
To restore America’s trust and faith in their Government we must have transparency. This is another step towards keeping the promises I made when I was elected to be your Speaker.
This website will be updated…
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) November 17, 2023
Former congresswoman and January 6th Commission member Lynn Cheney opposed releasing all the footage and preferred that people see only one video.
Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin was on CNN and told Wolf Blitzer that Speaker Johnson releasing all the footage is dangerous. Here’s why:
.@RepRaskin: “@SpeakerJohnson‘s release of 1/5 footage a “security risk”:
“The reason why the Capitol police have opposed releasing 10s of thousands of hours from … every part of the Capitol, is because it’s like giving a diagram to future insurrectionists & terrorists” pic.twitter.com/bX7O5svZNK
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 18, 2023
No doubt Dems and…
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