Several January 6th Attorneys are seeking the public’s help in obtaining the full release of the January 6th video and CCTV footage promised by the republican leadership. A petition has been created to serve the President and his administration to ask for their help in this matter.
The American Rights Alliance, led by Attorneys Peter Ticktin, Evan Turk, and COO Treniss Evans, is spearheading the fight to receive what should have been made accessible more than four years ago.
Now that it has become known that 274 FBI agents were in attendance that day, we should be able to see the evidence for ourselves. What are they hiding? Is it that the 274 were there undercover or in plain clothes and not just sent there as crowd control after the fact, as they claim? Former J6 defendant and Hostage, Vitali Gossjankowski, knew several FBI agents in the crowd, and when he asked for the footage for his trial, he was denied.
In Washington, D.C., over four years after January 6, 2021, the debate over releasing tens of thousands of hours of security footage from the U.S. Capitol on that day remains a flashpoint in American politics. What began as a promise of “transparency” has evolved into a protracted struggle involving two House Speakers, multiple committees, and competing narratives about one of the most consequential days in modern U.S. history.
In early 2023, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pledged to make more than 40,000 hours of Capitol security footage public. Instead, McCarthy granted exclusive access to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who aired selected clips portraying the events as largely peaceful. Carlson’s broadcasts sparked outrage among Democrats and some Republicans, as well as media organizations that demanded equal access to the footage. [foxnews.com]
After McCarthy’s ouster in October 2023, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) assumed the speakership and vowed to fulfill the transparency pledge. In November 2023, Johnson announced that the House Administration Committee would begin posting the footage online, starting with 90 hours and promising to release nearly all 40,000 hours over the coming months. He argued that the move would allow Americans to “see for themselves what happened that day.” [nbcnews.com]
By March 2024, the committee had released an additional 5,000 hours and reversed an earlier decision to blur faces, citing logistical challenges and the need to expedite the process. Johnson and Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chair of the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee, said the goal was “full transparency” while protecting sensitive security details. [cha.house.gov]
The transparency debate intensified after Rep. Barry Loudermilk revealed in August 2023 that the now-disbanded January 6 Select Committee, led by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), had failed to adequately preserve documents, data, and video depositions. Loudermilk said his team received unorganized boxes of raw data, with no index or digital database, and discovered that videos of depositions were missing. He also noted that the committee appeared to have conducted little investigation into Capitol security failures. [thehill.com]
“Nothing was indexed. There was no table of contents. We just got raw data,” Loudermilk told Fox News Digital. “What we also realized we didn’t have was the videos of all the depositions.” — Rep. Barry Loudermilk, August 2023 [thehill.com]
Adding to the controversy, the Select Committee announced in July 2022 that it would share transcripts and evidence with the Department of Justice, but not necessarily with defendants facing charges. Chair Bennie Thompson acknowledged that prosecutors would be obligated to disclose any exculpatory evidence to defendants, raising concerns about fairness in ongoing trials. [thehill.com]
As of late 2024, tens of thousands of hours of footage have been made available through a public website and viewing terminals, though the full archive has yet to be completely posted online. Johnson maintains that the release is ongoing, while critics argue the process has been slow and politically charged. Supporters of full disclosure say the footage is essential for transparency, while opponents warn it could compromise Capitol security and endanger individuals involved. [abcnews.go.com]
No matter which side of politics you reside in, you should want the release of these videos. You should wonder why they are keeping them hidden from the American public. Politicians use the word “transparency” at every turn, yet rarely are they actually transparent. Seeing the footage of that historic day will help you to clearly see the truth.
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