Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

Speaker McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson exclusive Jan. 6 footage

Feb 20, 2023

Karah Rucker Anchor/Reporter

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

After the Jan. 6 House Committee concluded its investigation, several Republicans questioned the committee’s final report. They suggested the committee only showed America what the committee members wanted Americans to see.

According to an Axios report, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has given Fox News host Tucker Carlson exclusive access to Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6. Carlson has repeatedly questioned official accounts on what happened that day.

Tucker Carlson’s team is getting what they have repeatedly asked for on national TV, which is access to all of the surveillance footage at the Capitol. Included in that request are multiple camera angles over the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6.

According to Axios, the archive is more than 40,000 hours of surveillance video, previously reported to be 14,000 hours. Tucker Carlson’s producers have been at the Capitol reviewing the footage since last week.

It’s not just the Fox News host asking to review the work of the Jan. 6 committee. Last month, McCarthy questioned the political motives of committee members. When a reporter asked him if he would release the footage, he said he would be engaged to do so.

“We watched the politicization of this. I think the American public should be able to see all of what happened instead of a report written for political basis,” McCarthy said.

Tags: Capitol riots, Fox News, Jan. 6, Kevin McCarthy, Surveillance, Tucker Carlson

KARAH RUCKER: AFTER THE JANUARY SIXTH HOUSE COMMITTEE CONCLUDED THEIR INVESTIGATION — SEVERAL REPUBLICANS QUESTIONED THE COMMITTEE’S FINAL REPORT —

SUGGESTING THE COMMITTEE ONLY SHOWED AMERICA WHAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANTED AMERICANS TO SEE.

ACCORDING TO AN AXIOS REPORT – HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY HAS GIVEN FOX NEWS HOST TUCKER CARLSON EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO CAPITOL SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FROM JANUARY SIXTH. CARLSON HAS REPEATEDLY QUESTIONED OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS OF WHAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY SIXTH.

TUCKER CARLSON’S TEAM IS GETTING WHAT THEY’VE REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR ON NATIONAL TV, ACCESS TO ALL OF THE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AT THE CAPITOL. INCLUDING MULTIPLE CAMERA ANGLES OVER THE CAPITOL GROUNDS ON JANUARY SIXTH.

ACCORDING TO AXIOS, THE ARCHIVE IS MORE THAN 40 THOUSAND HOURS OF SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO BE 14 THOUSAND HOURS.

AND TUCKER CARLSON’S PRODUCERS HAVE BEEN AT THE CAPITOL REVIEWING THE FOOTAGE SINCE LAST WEEK.

IT’S NOT JUST THE FOX NEWS HOST ASKING TO REVIEW THE WORK OF THE JANUARY SIXTH COMMITTEE. LAST MONTH HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY QUESTIONED THE POLITICAL MOTIVES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS — ALLUDING TO THE RELEASE OF ALL JANUARY SIXTH SURVEILLANCE VIDEO WHEN A REPORTER ASKED HIM IF HE’D RELEASE THE FOOTAGE.

KEVIN MCCARTHY | SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: “We watched the politicization of this. I think the American public should be able to see all of what happened instead of a report written for political basis.”