Last month, I wrote about how House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he was open to releasing all the security footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, all 14,000 hours of it, which Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) never wanted to release in the presentation of their political narrative during their witch hunt Jan. 6 Committee proceedings.
Now, the reports are that he’s made good on that and released 14,000 hours to Tucker Carlson and his crew, that they’re reviewing it, and that there may be even more footage. Carlson said there was never any valid reason to withhold this footage and that it would begin airing in the coming weeks.
“If there was ever a question that’s in the public’s interest to know, it’s what actually happened on January 6,” he added. “By definition, this video will reveal it. It’s impossible for me to understand why any honest person would be bothered by that.”
No honest person would be bothered by it. Yet now, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is bothered by it. Very bothered. And he’s going into hyperdrive to try to spin how bad this is. Of course, Adam Schiff is not an honest person, so that explains it.
“Kevin McCarthy turned over Jan 6 videos to right-wing propagandist Tucker Carlson,” Schiff huffed. “A man who spews Kremlin talking points. Suggests Jan 6 was a false flag. And spreads the Big Lie. Make no mistake: This isn’t about transparency, it’s about fueling dangerous conspiracy theories.”
So the man who lied his head off about the Russia collusion hoax is concerned about “dangerous conspiracy theories” when he helped to promote one?
How is the actual video footage that was shot a “dangerous conspiracy theory”? What Schiff is saying is he has a problem with the truth coming out, that the truth is “dangerous,” and that he fears it, that’s what he’s saying here. That’s why neither he nor Pelosi wanted this video out there, otherwise, he wouldn’t be so desperate to try to attack the release now. If he cared about the truth, he’d welcome the release. But to Schiff, the truth is just something to lie about, to achieve his political aims.
Schiff is so nervous about this, almost as if he thinks people will see things that he doesn’t want them to see. What are you concerned we might see here, Adam?
Schiff is already suggesting that it’s somehow a conspiracy. He is more of a conspiracy pusher than any of the people he has accused of such actions.
Schiff is already suggesting that it’s somehow a conspiracy. He is more of a conspiracy pusher than any of the people he has accused of such actions. That’s how you know the panic is setting in for Schiff. He must be at such a loss now that he is no longer in control and can’t stop the truth from coming out.
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/02/20/schiff-panics-over-release-of-jan-6-footage-goes-into-conspiracy-overdrive-n706275?bcid=45d996accbfd36c3837ab03d1775182de3af75990f114699abb5aa9734e3dc72
Jan. 6 Chair Claims Security Concerns Over Sharing Footage With Tucker Carlson
The former chairman of the now disbanded House Jan. 6 Committee raised concerns about House Speaker Kevin McCarthy turning over 40,000 hours of security footage from that day to Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
On Monday, Axios first reported that McCarthy had shared the thousands of hours of security footage from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with Carlson.
Responding to the allegations McCarthy had provided Carlson with the footage, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) expressed his concerns in a statement he shared with Reuters.
Thompson had led the panel, which was formally titled the “Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.” The committee, which was formed when Democrats held the majority in the House of Representatives, consisted of seven Democrats and Republican Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. The committee disbanded in January after Republicans gained the majority control in the House.
Thompson said his now-defunct committee had treated U.S. Capitol Police footage with great sensitivity over concerns about the security of lawmakers, staff, and the Capitol complex.
“Access was limited to members and a small handful of investigators and senior staff, and the public use of any footage was coordinated in advance with Capitol Police,” Thompson said. “It’s hard to overstate the potential security risks if this material were to be used irresponsibly.”
“If Speaker McCarthy has indeed granted Tucker Carlson—a Fox host who routinely spreads misinformation and Putin’s poisonous propaganda—and his producers access to this sensitive footage, he owes the American people an explanation of why he has done so and what steps he has taken to address the significant security concerns at stake,” Thompson added.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), another former member of the Jan. 6 committee, similarly described Carlson as a “right-wing propagandist,” “a man who spews Kremlin talking points,” and who “suggests Jan 6 was a false flag.”
“Make no mistake: This isn’t about transparency, it’s about fueling dangerous conspiracy theories,” Schiff wrote on Twitter.
Footage ‘Contradicts’ Jan. 6 Story, Carlson Says
On his show on Monday, Carlson said he had been granted access to about 44,000 hours of security camera footage from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Carlson said he and his producers had already been reviewing the security footage from the Capitol for about a week by the time reports emerged that he had access to the trove of information. Carlson suggested the footage his team has reviewed thus far has already begun to contradict some of the claims that have been made about the events of that day.
“Some of our smartest producers have been there, looking at this stuff and trying to figure out what it means and how it contradicts, or not, the story that we’ve been told for more than two years,” Carlson said. “We think, already, that in some ways it does contradict that story. And so we’re going to spend the rest of this week taking a look at it, assessing it as honestly as we can, and we’re going to bring you what we find next week.”
In a comment to Axios, Carlson said, “[T]here was never any legitimate reason for this footage to remain secret.”
Footage ‘Selectively Leaked’
The decision to hand over thousands of hours of security footage to Carlson’s team comes as numerous Jan. 6 defendants have called for the release of footage from that day.
Last year, defense attorney Jonathon Moseley sued for the release of all footage from the events of that day. Moseley said prosecutors and the U.S. Capitol police have been able to “pick and choose what information with which to smear these defendants in public and condemn them in public, while withholding an equal measure of exculpatory information.”
“For two years, the Department of Justice has selectively leaked footage to shape their preferred narratives. And for two years, Democrats in Congress worked to ‘establish’ their own narrative,” Jan. 6 defendant William Pope told The Epoch Times on Monday.
Pope said that while he appreciated Carlson’s work, the Fox News host shouldn’t be the only one given access to the footage.
Even before Carlson’s show gained access to the thousands of hours of footage, some footage has been released that showed instances of violent police actions on Jan. 6.
Body camera footage from D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPDC) Officer Daniel Thau showed him using a variety of crowd control measures and describing how their use seemed to only inflame tensions in the crowds of demonstrators who gathered outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Thau’s body camera showed him firing 40-millimeter crowd control shells into the crowd at point-blank ranges. His footage also showed him misfiring a tear gas canister that landed among his fellow officers. Use-of-force expert Stan Kephart told The Epoch Times Thau’s body camera footage indicates he also may have misused his taser.
Additional body camera footage showed MPDC Commander Jason Bagshaw and other police officers repeatedly beating Jan. 6 defendant Victoria C. White over the head with a baton. The release of the footage led White to decline a plea deal.
Rep. Jamie Raskin thinks unseen January 6 footage is a ‘roadmap’ to a 2024 insurrection
As Twitchy reported, Speaker Kevin McCarthy turned over more than 40,000 hours of January 6 footage to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, who’s certain to show us some things that weren’t included in the January 6 select committee’s highlight reel put together for prime time by a former ABC producer. It’s telling who’s objecting most loudly to this move: Adam Schiff, Adam Kinzinger, Keith Olbermann, and now January 6 committee member Rep. Jaime Raskin.
Raskin seems to be taking the same tack that has Olbermann calling for all of Fox News to be shut down as a threat to national security. Somewhere on those tapes is the blueprint the next round of insurrectionists will use to take over the Capitol Building.
McCarthy giving 40,000 hrs of Jan. 6 tape to a pro-Putin journalist is an astounding ethical collapse. What security precautions were taken to keep this from becoming a roadmap for 2024 insurrection? Why isn’t it available to all media & public? Smell the MAGA propaganda coming.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) February 20, 2023
This wouldn't be an issue if your friends on the January 6 committee had released all the footage to Americans to begin with.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) February 21, 2023
Pro-Putin 🤣🤣🤣
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) February 21, 2023
I wonder what he’s afraid of? pic.twitter.com/O4q8nDcN9m
— City Hillbilly (@I_n_f_o_s_e_c_) February 21, 2023
Did someone say Russia? pic.twitter.com/OACZeb80J1
— Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) February 21, 2023
Why are you so scared? You didn’t want it released at all.
— Yoely Lebovits (@Badchen) February 20, 2023
Then why didn’t YOU release it when YOU sat on your propaganda Committee?
Smell the Democrat cover up coming.
— Tricia Flanagan (R-NJ) (@NewDayForNJ) February 21, 2023
Some people are afraid right now because it is coming to light. CRY MORE.
— Penny Calls a Lid 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@PSwal807) February 21, 2023
The irony of you comparing government transparency to being pro-Putin is idiotic. The only collapse will be the fake narrative the @dnc pushed for years.
— Douglas Karr (@douglaskarr) February 21, 2023
You mean video footage that should have been public all along?
— Surely you can’t be serious (@brandonsblog) February 21, 2023
The ethical collapse occurred when you withheld evidence which would exonerate J6 defendants who are still being detained pre-trial.
— Milenka~ (@MilenaAmit) February 21, 2023
perhaps you should give the same footage to MSNBC and CNN? wouldn't that make it even? would that change what it ON the videos?
— Rani, Last of The Red Hot Boomers (@ShadesOfRani) February 21, 2023
You sound scared, bro.
— Robert (@RobertNorCal) February 21, 2023
The truth shall set you free, Jamie. Calm down.
— 🍊 🍊 🍊 🍊 MrsLibertyBelle pronouns: bad/bitch (@MrsLibertyBell1) February 20, 2023
Umm, there is legitimately no justifiable reason to keep the tapes from the public.
— Frank (@richardrahl1086) February 20, 2023
Yeah, why wasn’t it public? You kept it hidden for two years!
— NurseforTrump! (@kollinsbebby) February 21, 2023
It’s video footage you should have released during your year long investigation. Why are you throwing shade on this. If the investigation is legitimate. Video footage shouldn’t scare you. What a grifter!
— David Fredricks (@dfreddy76) February 20, 2023
You had the footage for 3 years so you should probably shut up about it
— Jim Satala (@JimSatala) February 21, 2023
A nerve has been struck. When they can’t control the narrative, they are at their weakest.
— M ($8) (@Mbrown00l) February 20, 2023
Why would any politician who is supposed to be a civil servant have anything negative to say about showing video tapes of actual events to the public
— GamePlayGuru (@Mrterrazzo) February 20, 2023
Why didn’t YOU release it to the public??? The Jan 6th committee selectively showed us what they wanted us to see now are complaining that Tucker may release parts selectively??? Lol!!
— Tammy Marie (@tamarammarie) February 21, 2023
That’s just it … so many are complaining that Carlson will edit down the videos and show only what he wants to show … which is exactly what the January 6 select committee did: They took tens of thousands of hours of footage and released only what they wanted to be released for their prime-time TV audience.
When we learn that you locked up innocent American citizens to keep Pelosi's lies going, you should be forced out of congress and lose your pension.
— Wendy Patterson (@wendyp4545) February 20, 2023
All the right people are melting down over Fox News having access to footage that should have been available this whole time. As far as the talking point — the tapes will reveal the secret to taking over the Capitol in 2024 — that’s just ridiculous. Maybe law enforcement could watch the tapes and get some clues on how to secure the building before the next “insurrection.”
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