U.S. Congress Democrats accused House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of endangering Capitol Police officers and potentially exposing security secrets if he releases thousands of hours of video footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to Fox News' Tucker Carlson.
Last month, Republicans took majority control of the chamber and elected McCarthy as speaker, but only after multiple votes in which hard-right Republicans blocked his election unless he gave them more power.Meanwhile, on Wednesday House Democrats were to hold a virtual caucus, according to Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
"When the Select Committee obtained access to U.S. Capitol Police video footage, it was treated with great sensitivity given concerns about the security of lawmakers, staff, and the Capitol complex," Thompson said in a statement on Wednesday, noting that access was limited to lawmakers and "a small handful" of investigators and senior staff.
The Jan. 6 riot came shortly after Trump addressed supporters near the White House and urged them to go to the Capitol to protest the Congress' ongoing certification of Joe Biden's November 2020 win in that year's presidential election. Trump falsely claimed the election was "stolen" from him as the result of massive voter fraud. He continues to argue so and has announced that he will againFive people including a police officer died during or shortly after the riot and more than 140 police officers were injured. The Capitol suffered millions of dollars in damage.
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