Speaker Johnson to blur Jan. 6 footage to prevent retaliation
Dec 06, 2023
By Ray Bogan (Political Correspondent)
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Mike Johnson Says Republicans Are Blurring Jan. 6 Footage To Protect Rioters From DOJ
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House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is releasing footage of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building to the public. Before he does, he’s having editors blur the faces of people in the footage.
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“We want transparency. We should demand it. The American people do. We trust — House Republicans trust — the American people to draw their own conclusions. They should not be dictated by some narrative and accept that as fact,” Johnson said. “We have to blur some of the faces of some of [the] persons who participated in the events of that day because we don’t want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the DOJ.”
Johnson’s office later walked back that comment. “Faces are to be blurred from public viewing room footage to prevent all forms of retaliation against private citizens from any non-governmental actors. The Department of Justice already has access to raw footage from Jan. 6, 2021,” Johnson’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Raj Shah said in a statement.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., further explained Republican concerns with retaliation: “There’s a group called sedition hunters that spends all of their time and resources and doxing these people. They find videos of them all over social media, any videos they can, and they use facial recognition software to identify them,” Greene told SAN. “Then they go to their employers, they go to their neighbors, and they go tell everyone and call them insurrectionists. Basically, intentionally ruining their lives.”
Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said he doesn’t have a problem with the footage being released because the country already watched it live, but he did not agree with blurring faces.
“He’s trying to protect people who he thinks could be guilty. That’s not the role of the speaker. It’s not the role of anybody really,” Cohen told SAN.
Former U.S. federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann agreed with that assessment and added that Johnson’s actions constituted “open contempt for the rule of law and a violation of his oath of office.”
Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was a member of the Jan. 6 investigative committee, also addressed Johnson’s comments about accepting a narrative.
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“Speaker Johnson is attempting to suggest there’s something in these tapes that would change the facts of what happened,” Cheney told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “There’s nothing in the tapes that can change the facts of what happened that day, that can change the violent assault.”
Johnson said his office hired additional staff members to get the tapes out quicker but did not give an exact timeline.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is releasing footage of the January 6th 2021 riot at the US Capitol building to the public. But before he does, he’s having editors blur the faces of people in the footage.
Here’s why he said he’s releasing the footage and blurring it.
[Speaker Mike Johnson]
“We want transparency. We should demand it, the American people do. We trust, House Republicans trust people to draw their own conclusions. They should not be dictated by some narrative and accept that as fact. We have to blur some of the faces of some of the persons who participated in the events of that day because we don’t want them to be retaliated against and charged by the DOJ.”
[RAY BOGAN]
Johnsons office later walked that comment back and clarified: “Faces are to be blurred from public viewing room footage to prevent all forms of retaliation against private citizens from any non-governmental actors. The Department of Justice already has access to raw footage from Jan. 6, 2021.”
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene further explained their concerns with retaliation.
[Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA]
“There’s a group called sedition hunters, that spends all of their time and resources and doxing these people. They find videos of them all over social media, any videos they can, and they use facial recognition software to identify them. Then they go to their employers, they go to their neighbors, and they go tell everyone and call them insurrectionists. Basically, intentionally ruining their lives.”
[RAY BOGAN]
We also spoke with Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen who said he doesn’t have a problem with the footage being released because the country watched it live. Here’s what he said about blurring faces.
Rep. Steve Cohen, D-TN:
“He’s trying to protect people who he thinks could be guilty. That’s not the role of the Speaker. It’s not the role of anybody really.”
[RAY BOGAN]
Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who was a member of the January 6th investigative committee addressed Johnson’s comments about accepting a narrative.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-WY:
“Speaker Johnson is attempting to suggest there’s something in these tapes that would change the facts of what happened. There’s nothing in the tapes that can change the facts of what happened that day that can change the violent assault.”
Johnson said his office hired additional staff members to get the tapes out quicker, but did not give an exact timeline. Straight from DC, I’m Ray Bogan.
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Mike Johnson Says Republicans Are Blurring Jan. 6 Footage To Protect Rioters From DOJ
Click to see story on HuffPost
Mike Johnson: Must ‘blur out’ rioters’ faces on J6 tapes so they don’t face ‘retaliation’
Click to see story on Raw Story
Republicans Are Blurring the Faces of Capitol Rioters so They Won’t Get Arrested
Click to see story on RollingStone
‘Aiding and abetting’: Speaker Johnson blasted on social media for blurring faces of J6 participants
Click to see story on Alternet
Johnson explains why the GOP is blurring faces in Jan. 6 footage
Click to see story on MSNBC
Mike Johnson’s Office Walks Back Reason For Blurring Insurrectionists’ Faces
Click to see story on The Daily Beast
Mike Johnson Says He Has to “Blur” Some of the Faces of People in January 6 Footage to Protect Them
Click to see story on Vanity Fair
Mike Johnson calls to blur Jan. 6 video to protect rioters from DOJ
Click to see story on Salon
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House speaker says Jan. 6 footage should be blurred to protect rioters, then backtracks
Click to see story on abc News
House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters
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House speaker says Jan. 6 footage should be blurred to protect rioters, then backtracks
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Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s blurring Jan. 6 footage so rioters don’t get charged
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House speaker says Jan. 6 footage should be blurred to protect rioters, then backtracks
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House speaker says Jan. 6 footage should be blurred to protect rioters, then backtracks
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House speaker says Jan. 6 footage should be blurred to protect rioters, then backtracks
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Johnson says GOP staff is blurring participants’ faces in Jan. 6 tapes to protect them from DOJ
Click to see story on Politico
US House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters
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Mike Johnson admits to protecting Jan 6 rioters from charges
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House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters
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House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters
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GOP blurring faces in Jan. 6 security tapes, says Speaker Johnson
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House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters
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House Speaker Johnson blames delayed Jan. 6 footage on blurring participants’ faces
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House speaker says Jan. 6 footage should be blurred to protect rioters, then backtracks
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House speaker says Jan. 6 footage should be blurred to protect rioters, then backtracks
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House speaker says Jan. 6 footage should be blurred to protect rioters, then backtracks
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House Speaker Johnson wants to blur January 6 footage to protect Capitol rioters – Boston News, Weather, Sports
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GOP Decision to Blur Jan. 6 Faces Has Democrats ‘Deeply Troubled’
Click to see story on The Messenger
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Leaning Left
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Center
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Leaning Right
5
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