January 6th Committee Members Blast Kevin McCarthy’s Move To Give Tucker Carlson Access To Capitol Surveillance Footage
deadline.comHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy reportedly has given Tucker Carlson exclusive access to tens of thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the attack on the Capitol, a move that is drawing concerns among former members of the January 6th Committee that the video will be misused.
Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans who sat on the committee, said on CNN that a fear is that clips will be taken out of context or even manipulated to bolster false claims.
He said that the concern is that producers will be “cutting little bits of this and saying something it isn’t.” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who chaired the committee, said that “it’s hard to overstate the potential security risks if this material were to be used irresponsibly.” “If Speaker McCarthy has indeed granted Tucker Carlson — a Fox host who routinely spreads misinformation and Putin’s poisonous propaganda — and his producers access to this sensitive footage, he owes the American people an explanation of why he has done so and what steps he has taken to address the significant security concerns at stake,” he said.
Axios reported on Monday that McCarthy was providing the footage to Carlson and his team, with plans to start airing excerpts in the coming weeks.
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