Tag: Jan. 6 Coverage

McCarthy Agrees to Full Public Release of Jan. 6 Tapes

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has agreed to a full public release of the security footage recorded at the U.S. Capitol during the events of Jan. 6, 2021. In an interview with Breitbart News that aired on Thursday, McCarthy discussed his decision to share the footage with Fox News host Tucker Carlson and said defendants…


Ex-Lawyer for ‘QAnon Shaman’ Says Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Footage Wasn’t Shown to Client

A former lawyer for Jacob Chansley, who became widely known as the “QAnon Shaman” for his unusual headdress during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, said Wednesday that recently released footage on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show could have aided his case. Albert Watkins, the former attorney, told Carlson that he never saw recently aired Jan….


Defendant Moves to Dismiss Jan. 6 Case Based on Newly Disclosed Footage, FBI Testimony

A defendant in the Proud Boys trial over Jan. 6, 2021, charges moved March 9 to dismiss the case, after some footage from the day of the breach was shown for the first time. Dominic Pezzola is one of the Proud Boys members on trial for obstruction of an official proceeding and other charges. The…


Biden Says Republicans, Tucker Carlson Should Feel Ashamed Over Jan. 6 Tapes

President Joe Biden has taken aim at Republican lawmakers who he said should feel “ashamed” of themselves for allegedly supporting efforts to “undermine” law enforcement’s response during the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. “More than 140 officers were injured on Jan 6,” Biden wrote on Twitter. “I’ve said before: How dare anyone diminish…


Rep. Greene to Lead GOP Visit to Jan. 6 Defendants in DC Jail: Reports

Republican lawmakers sitting on the House Oversight Committee are planning to visit the jail holding Jan. 6 defendants in Washington, D.C., multiple media outlets confirmed. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. James Comer (Ky.), who both sit on the committee, told media outlets on Wednesday that they are intending to organize a trip to the Central Detention…


Rep. Greene to Lead GOP Visit to Jan. 6 Defendants in DC Jail

Republican lawmakers sitting on the House Oversight Committee are planning to visit the jail holding Jan. 6 defendants in Washington, D.C., multiple media outlets confirmed. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. James Comer (Ky.), who both sit on the committee, told media outlets on Wednesday that they are intending to organize a trip to the Central Detention…


‘A Lot More Transparency Is Coming’ on Jan. 6: House GOP

More details about what occurred on the day of Jan. 6, 2021, will be revealed in the days to come, according to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). “In the end, transparency is the best disinfectant,” Scalise said at a March 8 press conference in Washington while discussing new security footage of the Capitol breach…


Ex-Capitol Police Officer Says Supervisors Went Silent During Jan. 6

A former U.S. Capitol Police officer on Tuesday evening said in a new interview that that his Capitol Police supervisors went silent during the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. The former officer, Tarik Johnson, was spotted wearing a red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap during the Capitol breach, but he told Fox News‘…


‘Deeply Wrong’: Elon Musk Torches Jan. 6 Committee After New Video Release

Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday blasted the Jan. 6 committee in light of newly released surveillance video of the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. “Besides misleading the public, they withheld evidence for partisan political reasons that sent people to prison for far more serious crimes than they committed,” Musk wrote on Twitter…


Newly Released Surveillance Footage Challenges Official Jan. 6 Narrative

News Analysis The unveiling of some of the 41,000 hours of video from Jan. 6, 2021, that was hidden from public view for more than two years has sparked a new national conversation about just how much still isn’t known about the Capitol incursion. Fox News host Tucker Carlson was given exclusive access by House…