As Twitchy reported, Speaker Kevin McCarthy turned over more than 40,000 hours of January 6 footage to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, who’s certain to show us some things that weren’t included in the January 6 select committee’s highlight reel put together for prime time by a former ABC producer. It’s telling who’s objecting most loudly to this move: Adam Schiff, Adam Kinzinger, Keith Olbermann, and now January 6 committee member Rep. Jaime Raskin.
Raskin seems to be taking the same tack that has Olbermann calling for all of Fox News to be shut down as a threat to national security. Somewhere on those tapes is the blueprint the next round of insurrectionists will use to take over the Capitol Building.
McCarthy giving 40,000 hrs of Jan. 6 tape to a pro-Putin journalist is an astounding ethical collapse. What security precautions were taken to keep this from becoming a roadmap for 2024 insurrection? Why isn’t it available to all media & public? Smell the MAGA propaganda coming.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) February 20, 2023
This wouldn't be an issue if your friends on the January 6 committee had released all the footage to Americans to begin with.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) February 21, 2023
Pro-Putin 🤣🤣🤣
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) February 21, 2023
I wonder what he’s afraid of? pic.twitter.com/O4q8nDcN9m
— City Hillbilly (@I_n_f_o_s_e_c_) February 21, 2023
Did someone say Russia? pic.twitter.com/OACZeb80J1
— Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) February 21, 2023
Why are you so scared? You didn’t want it released at all.
— Yoely Lebovits (@Badchen) February 20, 2023
Then why didn’t YOU release it when YOU sat on your propaganda Committee?
Smell the Democrat cover up coming.
— Tricia Flanagan (R-NJ) (@NewDayForNJ) February 21, 2023
Some people are afraid right now because it is coming to light. CRY MORE.
— Penny Calls a Lid 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@PSwal807) February 21, 2023
The irony of you comparing government transparency to being pro-Putin is idiotic. The only collapse will be the fake narrative the @dnc pushed for years.
— Douglas Karr (@douglaskarr) February 21, 2023
You mean video footage that should have been public all along?
— Surely you can’t be serious (@brandonsblog) February 21, 2023
The ethical collapse occurred when you withheld evidence which would exonerate J6 defendants who are still being detained pre-trial.
— Milenka~ (@MilenaAmit) February 21, 2023
perhaps you should give the same footage to MSNBC and CNN? wouldn't that make it even? would that change what it ON the videos?
— Rani, Last of The Red Hot Boomers (@ShadesOfRani) February 21, 2023
You sound scared, bro.
— Robert (@RobertNorCal) February 21, 2023
The truth shall set you free, Jamie. Calm down.
— 🍊 🍊 🍊 🍊 MrsLibertyBelle pronouns: bad/bitch (@MrsLibertyBell1) February 20, 2023
Umm, there is legitimately no justifiable reason to keep the tapes from the public.
— Frank (@richardrahl1086) February 20, 2023
Yeah, why wasn’t it public? You kept it hidden for two years!
— NurseforTrump! (@kollinsbebby) February 21, 2023
It’s video footage you should have released during your year long investigation. Why are you throwing shade on this. If the investigation is legitimate. Video footage shouldn’t scare you. What a grifter!
— David Fredricks (@dfreddy76) February 20, 2023
You had the footage for 3 years so you should probably shut up about it
— Jim Satala (@JimSatala) February 21, 2023
A nerve has been struck. When they can’t control the narrative, they are at their weakest.
— M ($8) (@Mbrown00l) February 20, 2023
Why would any politician who is supposed to be a civil servant have anything negative to say about showing video tapes of actual events to the public
— GamePlayGuru (@Mrterrazzo) February 20, 2023
Why didn’t YOU release it to the public??? The Jan 6th committee selectively showed us what they wanted us to see now are complaining that Tucker may release parts selectively??? Lol!!
— Tammy Marie (@tamarammarie) February 21, 2023
That’s just it … so many are complaining that Carlson will edit down the videos and show only what he wants to show … which is exactly what the January 6 select committee did: They took tens of thousands of hours of footage and released only what they wanted to be released for their prime-time TV audience.
When we learn that you locked up innocent American citizens to keep Pelosi's lies going, you should be forced out of congress and lose your pension.
— Wendy Patterson (@wendyp4545) February 20, 2023
All the right people are melting down over Fox News having access to footage that should have been available this whole time. As far as the talking point — the tapes will reveal the secret to taking over the Capitol in 2024 — that’s just ridiculous. Maybe law enforcement could watch the tapes and get some clues on how to secure the building before the next “insurrection.”
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Doctored texts?! No WONDER Adam Schiff is nervous about J6 footage (he SHOULD BE)https://t.co/tu5sB1WDlz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 21, 2023
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