Justice Department Responds to Tucker Carlson’s Releasing of Jan. 6 Footage

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has created some confusion after he aired a Jan. 6 footage he obtained from GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The Independent reported that the Justice Department slammed any suggestion that the Jan. 6 footage aired on Carlson's Fox News program has in any way exonerated the so-called QAnon Shaman, who joined a mob the breached U.S. Capitol.

A 10-page court filing from the Justice Department argued that the Fox News host only showed four minutes of Jacob Chansley, who was sentenced to 41 months in prison for a felony after Chansley obstructed an official proceeding.

The Justice Department added that the aired footage omitted the scenes wherein Chansely breached a police barricade, followed a mob, and broke windows and doors to gain entry.

The aired Jan. 6 footage did not also show that he faced off against U.S. Capitol Police officers for more than 30 minutes outside the Senate chambers.

The Justice Department made the statement after Jan. 6 defendants and their supporters were convinced that their cases will be reopened after Carlson aired the Jan. 6 footage, which cut some parts.

Capitol Rioters on Fox News's Jan. 6 Footage

An attorney for Jan. 6 defendants said that he does not "give a s--- about being wrong" and is more interested in fighting the narrative about Jan. 6 defendants, as reported by NBC News. The attorney, Joseph McBride, told Fox News's Laura Ingraham that his clients would "unequivocally" benefit from the new videos.

Meanwhile, the judge overseeing Chansley's case on Monday ordered the release of several additional video exhibits used as evidence during Chansley's sentencing.

Carlson suggested on one of his shows that there were still remaining "questions" on how Chansley entered the building.

Other exhibits released long before the case made clear how Chansley entered the building, as cited by ABC News Go.

Another video exhibit was released on Monday, which included police bodycam footage with a group of officers entering the Senate and clearing out rioters, including Chansley.

Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 Footage

McCarthy said the Jan. 6 footage will be released to every news outlet.

McCarthy said during an interview on "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" that the American public should be allowed to see all surveillance footage from the Capitol Building that day instead of seeing what the Democratic-controlled committee previously released.

McCarthy claimed he did not give Carlson tapes, but he allowed him "to come see them, just like an exclusive with anybody else."

Fox News noted that the House Speaker said that he was aiming for transparency.

He then compared the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to the violent protests in cities just when the pandemic started, with the demonstrations followed by attacks on structures and police.

He went on to claim that he watched cities burn, and "nobody" was arrested there.

In June 2020, more than 10,000 people were arrested in protests for condemning racism and police brutality in light of George Floyd's death, based on the Associated Press's tally.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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