Videos of the storming of the Capitol to be made accessible
Almost three years after the storming of the US Capitol in Washington, the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives wants to ensure that tens of thousands of hours of video footage are made publicly available. America should form its own opinion, demands the Trump supporter.
The new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has announced that he will release 40,000 hours of video surveillance footage of the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. "Today I am keeping my promise to the American people and making all footage from January 6 available to all Americans," the Republican said via X, formerly Twitter. "Truth and transparency are critically important," he emphasized.
Johnson, who supports a renewed presidential bid by former President Donald Trump in 2024, explained that the extensive recordings from the security cameras will be published in several parts on the internet. With this step, Johnson is reportedly fulfilling a promise he made to the ultra-right in his parliamentary group before the election for the post of leader. They repeatedly and falsely claim that the violent attack was a peaceful demonstration.
"This decision will allow millions of Americans, defendants, nonprofit organizations and the media to see for themselves what happened that day, instead of having to rely on the interpretation of a few politicians," Johnson said. Faces are blurred in the images to avoid possible "retaliation," he said.
The material had already been examined by a congressional committee investigating the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters in an attempt to prevent current President Joe Biden from winning the election. More than 1,200 people were arrested in connection with this, and Trump has to stand trial.
The announcement by the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, to release video footage of the storming of the Capitol, is widely seen as supporting the claims of some Republicans who maintain that the January 6 event was a peaceful demonstration, despite evidence to the contrary. This decision may also impact the ongoing trial of former President Donald Trump.
Source: www.ntv.de
