Police clear the U.S. Capitol Building with tear gas as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside, in Washington, January 6, 2021.A coalition of nine media companies, including CNN, The New York Times and Politico, have sued for copies of the surveillance videos from the Capitol riot that Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., gave exclusively to Fox News., filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit seeking access to the tapes include Advance Publications, which owns Vogue, GQ and regional newspapers; the Associated Press; ProPublica; CBS; E.W. Scripps, a large local TV broadcaster; and Gannett, which owns USA Today and several local newspapers. The media outlets say the suit was brought using the Freedom of Information Act, which allows the public, including journalists, to request access to federal records, unless the information is in an exempted category.
McCarthy faced pressure from allies of Donald Trump in Congress, who have worked to further the former president's argument that the attack that day was peaceful, to release the footage. Five people died during or shortly after the riot and more than 130 police were injured that day. Hundreds of participants have been charged with crimes, including some for attacks on the police.
I like to spin here… like it’s McCarthy that’s been keeping these videos from the American people all this time. LOL No it’s a Democrat controlled congress that that has had it for years and had no intention of ever releasing any of this footage to anyone.
Yes. agree we should have access ourselves! Heck with just media who seem to pick what they like. Heck we all like.
Maybe they will show it , FOX won't
Good For Them
You’ll just spice and clip like jan 6 committee did. That’s how dishonest you are .
And yet none of them want to air them.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣What are those suppressors or news going to do with the tapes? They had two years to file FOIA requests to get them if they wanted them. They are part of the cover up. MarxistNews
Why do they want it. Don’t they agree with everything the Jan 6 committee spued..
Maybe FOX News should be labeled by Twitter as “Government Funded”.
Why? If the tapes exonerate Pres Trump- will they factually report it? Or will they edit the video to suit the narrative? Methinks the latter.
Why didnt they ask for them all that time?