The old saying “thou does protest too much”
Bennie Thompson rips McCarthy for giving Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 footage
House Homeland Security Committee ranking Democrat Bennie Thompson (Miss.) on Monday blasted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for handing over tens of thousands of hours of riot footage from Jan. 6, 2021, to Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
“It’s hard to overstate the potential security risks if this material were to be used irresponsibly,” Thompson said in a statement.
By “used irresponsibly” he means “show the American people what happened. Give the American People exactly what the partisan witch hunt committee saw and tried to hide.”
- McCarthy’s office granted about 41,000 hours of footage of the Capitol riots to Carlson, Axios first reported. A Fox News spokesperson confirmed the development to The Hill on Monday.
Sunlight is the best disinfectant against secretive government.
“If Speaker McCarthy has indeed granted Tucker Carlson — a Fox host who routinely spreads misinformation and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s poisonous propaganda — and his producers access to this sensitive footage, he owes the American people an explanation of why he has done so and what steps he has taken to address the significant security concerns at stake,” Thompson said.
What’s so sensitive? It’s simply video of the riots, right? People wandering around the Capitol building, staying between the ropes? It’s not like it’s from inside the CIA building.
During a press conference last month, McCarthy said he supported the idea of more footage from Jan. 6 being made public.
“I think the public should see what has happened on that,” he said.
Yes, it should. Heck, give it to all the media outlets. Put it all on-line so We The People can see it.
Lol
Teach will those videos also include any classified info, such as the escape tunnels used by some ? tent portions of the Capital architectural designs classified such as high security areas or strong points? Why were these given to only one news outlet? Are you still trying to peddle that “mostly peaceful tourists” line? Or, it was ANTFA wearing MAGA hats?
Firstly there were 20,000 people there and about 1,000 rioted so wouldn’t you consider that “mostly peaceful”? Secondly, if you saw something other than CNN and The View you’d know that they were FBI not Antifa wearing MAGA hats. Ever hear of Epps? Didn’t think so. You wear your one sided ignorance like a crown when it’s actually a dunce cap.
Do you think the biden WH is that stupid to show classified info? Well, maybe you are right on that point they are a bunch of traitors.
Because unlike the shit propaganda outlets and pro commie pigs you watch they filed the FOIA request. Or do you think the fake junta is now conspiring with FOX instead of CNN and MSNBC and the other radical left nazi disinformationists?
Narrow mindedness is not an indication of focus regardless of what your indoctrinators have told you.
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Patriotsonofapatriot
February 17, 2023 11:33 pm
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Carbon boy-really? “Why were they given to only one news outlet”? You sound like you’re worried. Do you really think that if there were damning tapes against Trump supporters Pelosi wouldn’t have given them to the lib media?
The Democrats totally controlled that information for 2 years and could have released it to any news org they wanted. It’s a bit disingenuous now for them to complain only Fox will get it. Point to hairy for covering all the Democratic party talking points on this though.
Free clue to Hairy: Fox is now owned by Disney. Update your hate for no reason list.
Lefties/socialists/totalitarians/globalists simply hate having the rock they hide under being turned over and their schemes exposed. Tucker might really show some of the actual Jan 6, the organized media will continue deny and obfuscate anything to protect their friends on the left regardless.