Category: Jan. 6 Coverage

‘They Are Lying’: Tucker Carlson Reveals New Details From Exclusive Jan. 6 Video Footage

Fox  News host Tucker Carlson revealed that his show will air Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach footage this week to show how federal and congressional officials “are lying” to Americans. “The defenders of democracy are defending democracy again,” the Fox News host said last week. “They’re telling you it’s really, really dangerous. And anyone would get…


Federal Judge Leans Toward Release of Jan. 6 Undercover DC Police Video

A federal judge in Washington told the U.S. Department of Justice on March 3 that he was not impressed with their argument to keep the video footage from three undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers under court seal. District Judge Rudolph Contreras said he was not swayed by a federal prosecutor’s response to a motion by…


Capitol Police, FBI Failed to Share ‘Credible Threats’ Before Jan. 6 Breach: Watchdog

FBI agents and U.S. Capitol Police officers identified “credible threats” ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, electoral vote certification but did not properly disseminate the intelligence, a watchdog says in a new report. The FBI obtained information from human informants, social media, and other agencies and tracked suspected domestic terrorists traveling to Washington, according to…


DOJ Argues Trump Shouldn’t Have Absolute Immunity in Jan. 6 Lawsuits

The U.S. Department of Justice argued Thursday that it doesn’t back former President Donald Trump’s argument that he has absolute immunity from civil lawsuits in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. In a court filing submitted (pdf) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, DOJ lawyers wrote that…


Schumer Calls McCarthy’s Decision to Share Jan. 6 Footage ‘Despicable’

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to share footage of the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol with Fox News host Tucker Carlson a “despicable” move. “Look, I think what McCarthy did was despicable, damaged our security,” Schumer told The Hill on Tuesday. Schumer went on…


Speaker Kevin McCarthy Plans to Meet with Micki Witthoeft, Ashli Babbitt’s Mother

A month after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd was “doing his job” when he shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6, 2021, Babbitt’s mother said the speaker scheduled a meeting with her for later in March. Micki Witthoeft said she was waiting to get into the gallery…


Attorney Suggests ‘Pink Beret’ Lured Defendant Into Capitol on Jan. 6

A potential femme fatale who wore a bright pink beret, expensive clothing, and high heels on Jan. 6 might have been a government cooperator who lured a Washington man into the U.S. Capitol, a court filing suggests. In a motion filed with U.S. District Judge John Bates, defense attorney Kira Anne West said she needs…


Attorney Suggests ‘Pink Beret’ Lured Defendant Into Capitol on Jan. 6 so He Could Be Charged

A potential femme fatale who wore a bright pink beret, expensive clothing, and high heels on Jan. 6 might have been a government cooperator who lured a Washington man into the U.S. Capitol, a court filing suggests. In a motion filed with U.S. District Judge John Bates, defense attorney Kira Anne West said she needs…


Jan. 6 Defendants Can Access Newly Available Security Footage: Republicans

Jan. 6 defendants can access at least some of the security footage that the GOP has made available to Tucker Carlson, top Republicans say. “It is our intention to make available any relevant videos and documents on a case-by-case basis as requested by attorney’s representing defendants,” Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Administration’s Oversight…


DC Police Officer Who Struck Protesters With Flagpole on Jan. 6 Bragged, ‘That Was My Best Weapon.’

A Metropolitan Police Department officer wielding a wooden flagpole like a medieval lance inside the U.S. Capitol tunnel on Jan. 6, 2021, later bragged to fellow officers that the long wooden dowel was “my best weapon,” newly released bodycam video shows. Video recorded by Officer Michael Dowling’s bodycam shows him climbing onto a narrow ledge…