The tapes are unlikely to be publicly released before Fox News airs its documentary featuring the security footage in early November.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to release to the public the tapes of the January 6 attack on the Capitol that he recently gave to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, amid criticism from Democrats who accused the speaker of exposing the Capitol to security risks by handing over the tapes.... [+], that he would release the tapes to “everyone,” without providing a timeline.
Earlier this month, McCarthy handed over 41,000 hours of security footage to Carlson for use in a documentary set to air in November that will push a conspiratorial, right-wing narrative about the 2021 attack, including that left-wing provocateurs, such as Antifa, provoked the violence. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise defended McCarthy on Tuesday, likening his decision to release the tapes to Carlson to the January 6 House Select Committee’s airing of January 6 footage during its public hearings.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the release of the tapes to Carlson “poses grave security risks to members of Congress and everyone who works on Capitol Hill,” he wrote in
to Senate Democrats last week. Schumer warned that Carlson could selectively release clips that “he can use to twist the facts” and “feed into the propaganda he’s already put on Fox News.”McCarthy said he “promised” to release the tapes during his campaign for House speaker, amid pressure from right-wing House members who sought to block his leadership bid, he toldin an interview last week. He also expressed plans to release the tapes to other media outlets once Fox has aired its exclusive.
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