Summary:
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has released over 40,000 hours of previously unseen footage from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which has sparked controversy among Democrats and the mainstream media.
Several media organizations have sued the Justice Department and the FBI for access to the footage.
House Republicans are also launching their own version of a Jan. 6 committee that will “reinvestigate” what happened at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, which includes looking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s role in security and intelligence failures at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Takeaways:
The release of the footage has sparked controversy among Democrats and the mainstream media.
Several media organizations have sued the Justice Department and the FBI for access to the footage.
House Republicans are launching their own version of a Jan. 6 committee that will “reinvestigate” what happened at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
The committee will look into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s role in security and intelligence failures at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Pelosi’s staff held regular meetings discussing security detail, helped edit authorities’ plans, and turned down several requests from federal law enforcement needed to protect the Capitol on that day.
Commentary:
The release of the footage from Jan. 6 is an important step in ensuring transparency and accountability in the events that took place that day.
It is important for the public to have access to this footage and for media organizations to be able to review it in order to gain a full understanding of what happened. Additionally, it is crucial that House Republicans continue to investigate what happened at the U.S. Capitol and look into the failures in security and intelligence.
The fact that Pelosi’s staff held regular meetings and turned down requests from federal law enforcement is deeply concerning and warrants further investigation. It is important that those responsible for the security and intelligence failures on Jan. 6 are held accountable.
Source https://conservativebrief.com/mccarthy-release-72615/