House Republicans are stopping the release of the surveillance video from January 6 that they had offered to Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and are attacking Democrats who have been criticizing the action for the previous week.
Republicans are stressing that no clips would be shown without prior security clearance, but Democrats are being accused of disregarding the same safety measures during the House Select Committee`s probe last year.
) offered him what Carlson described as “unfettered” exclusive access to more than 40,000 hours of unreleased surveillance tape starting earlier this month, Carlson, Fox`s wildly popular conservative pundit, announced last week that he would start airing footage from the Jan.
In spite of this, McCarthy and other Republicans made it plain on Tuesday that no details would be provided to Carlson`s team or made public before the footage is evaluated to make sure the security of the Capitol complex is not jeopardized.
McCarthy told reporters in the Capitol, “We work with the Capitol Police as well, so we`ll make sure security is taken care of.
McCarthy said of Carlson, “There`s some areas he wanted to view,” but emphasized that the Fox News host`s team has made it clear they do not want to see “exit ways.
McCarthy`s remark was a jab at the select committee for airing video of then-Vice President Mike Pence leaving the Senate chamber after rioters stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Congress from certifying President Biden`s election victory.
The incident occurred on January 6, and the select committee had aired the video.
Members of the investigating committee claimed that they went to great lengths to obtain approval from Capitol Police leaders before airing each video clip, despite the fact that the film did not show Pence`s whole path out of the Capitol.
6 committee, told reporters on Tuesday, “What we showed to the public was video that we screened via general counsel and we vetted through the chief of the Capitol Police.
McCarthy, however, questioned the Democrats` story, claiming that the Capitol Police had told him personally that not all of the select committee video from January 6 had been viewed.
McCarthy said: “That`s a problem because there have been instances when the Capitol Police have told me that they didn`t check with them either on some of these routes.
McCarthy also chastised the select committee for airing footage of his employees being ejected from his office wing on January 6.
They never spoke to any of us about it, according to McCarthy, who refused to cooperate with the select committee on January 6 when it subpoenaed him to testify.
6 select committee was also a source of concern for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.
However, Democrats are also making accusations and expressing their own skepticism that Republicans are implementing strict security measures as they show Carlson the video.
While the tens of thousands of hours of tape are available for Carlson`s team to view, Loudermilk said he will work with Capitol Police and the sergeant-at-arms to make sure that any copies handed to Carlson do not pose security issues.
Loudermilk claimed that no tapes had been released.
6 footage and the propriety of releasing it comes as McCarthy struggles to win over Republicans concerned that the new Speaker has the conservative credentials necessary to challenge Biden and the Washington “swamp.
McCarthy should promise to make the tapes public in order to win support for the Speakership, Carlson himself said.
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