Mike Lindell says he will sue Speaker McCarthy over Jan. 6 footage

Feb 24, 2023

Karah Rucker Anchor/Producer

By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Producer), Stacey Chamberlain (Producer/Editor)

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he will be suing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in order to access the 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance from the Jan. 6 riots. On Wednesday, it was reported McCarthy had shared the security footage exclusively with Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

In an interview on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast, Lindell argued that by giving exclusive rights to Fox News, the House speaker is discriminating against other media that want to see the footage too.

“It’s like a cover-up. Why does just Fox get this? So they can cover it up even more? It’s disgusting. All of us, including War Room, we need to see what’s on those tapes. And we need to see all of them.”

The release of the footage to the Fox News team comes after Republicans criticized the Jan. 6 Committee of being biased in what clips they decided to televise in their hearings.

Meanwhile, Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, said nobody should have been given access to the footage. Democrats said it could compromise the security of the Capitol by exposing the placement of cameras throughout the complex.

Tags: Capitol Hill, Capitol riots, Chuck Schumer, Fox, Fox News, Jan. 6, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Lindell, Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson

KARAH RUCKER: MY PILLOW CEO MIKE LINDELL SAYS HE’LL BE SUING HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE 41 THOUSAND HOURS OF CAPITOL SURVEILLANCE FROM THE JANUARY SIXTH RIOTS.

IT WAS ON WEDNESDAY WHEN WE LEARNED THAT MCCARTHY HAD SHARED THE SECURITY FOOTAGE EXCLUSIVELY WITH FOX NEWS HOST TUCKER CARLSON.

IN AN INTERVIEW ON STEVE BANNON’S “WAR ROOM” PODCAST – LINDELL ARGUED THAT BY GIVING EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO FOX NEWS – THE HOUSE SPEAKER IS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST OTHER MEDIA THAT WANT TO SEE THE FOOTAGE TOO.

MIKE LINDELL | MYPILLOW CEO: “YOU DON’T JUST GIVE – IT’S LIKE A COVER UP. WHY DOES JUST FOX GET THIS? SO THEY CAN COVER IT UP EVEN MORE? IT’S DISGUSTING. ALL OF US — INCLUDING WAR ROOM — WE NEED TO SEE WHAT’S ON THOSE TAPES AND WE NEED TO SEE ALL OF THEM.”

THE RELEASE OF THE FOOTAGE TO THE FOX NEWS TEAM COMES AFTER REPUBLICANS CRITICIZED THE JANUARY SIXTH COMMITTEE OF BEING BIASED IN WHAT CLIPS THEY DECIDED TO TELEVISE IN THEIR HEARINGS.

MEANWHILE DEMOCRATS — INCLUDING SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER — SAY NOBODY SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN ACCESS TO THE FOOTAGE — SAYING IT COULD COMPROMISE THE SECURITY OF THE CAPITOL BY EXPOSING THE PLACEMENT OF CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE COMPLEX.