Jan 6 Tapes Released: The House Republicans have recently begun to release some video footage from inside the Capitol from Jan. 6, 2021. The new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson just dropped a set of videos recorded inside the Capitol revealing several conspiracy theories.
Jan 6 Tapes Released
Speaker Mike Johnson has shared a lot of surveillance videos from inside the Capitol building on the day of the incident. These videos capture moments when people enter the premises.
Some parts of the footage show rioters walking around casually, even passing by police and security officers. This doesn’t make law enforcement look good. You can also see elected officials moving through the halls, not necessarily in a hurry and accompanied by armed guards.
Many conservative figures are using this footage to argue that what happened on January 6 was not really an insurrection but just a peaceful protest that has been exaggerated.
Jan 6 Footage Released by Mike Johnson
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson recently shared a Twitter post where he said he will provide hours-long videos from the Capitol.
“When I ran for Speaker, I promised to make accessible to the American people the 44,000 hours of video from Capitol Hill security taken on January 6, 2021. Truth and transparency are critical. Today, we will begin immediately posting video on a public website and move as quickly as possible to add to the website nearly all of the footage, more than 40,000 hours.
“In the meantime, a public viewing room will ensure that every citizen can view every minute of the videos uncensored. 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. I commend Chairman Loudermilk and his team for their diligent work to ensure the thousands of hours of videos are promptly processed to be uploaded to the committee’s public website.
He added, “Processing will involve blurring the faces of private citizens on the yet unreleased tapes to avoid any persons from being targeted for retaliation of any kind and segregating an estimated 5% of the videos that may involve sensitive security information related to the building architecture.”
Jan 6 Video Released
There are actually more videos that show a lot of chaos and violence during the events. Rioters confronting and fighting with the police, using batons and mace. It’s also confirmed that Capitol Police officers died that day while doing their duty, and a protester named Ashli Babbit was shot and killed inside the Capitol.
Jan 6 Insurrection & Hearing
According to a newly released audio revealed about Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol riot. The recording is from the conversation between Mr Karl and Mr Trump in 2021.
Mr. Trump claimed that several protestors at his rally were inaccurately reported. The rally occurred before hundreds of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol.
American former president Trump said in the March 2021 interview, which CNN aired Thursday, “I wanted to go back. I was thinking about going back during the problem to stop the problem, doing it myself. Secret Service didn’t like that idea too much, And I could’ve done that. And you know what? I would have been very well received.”
