Key takeaways:
- Only one of the more than 40 clips aired by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson was vetted and approved beforehand.
- The Capitol Police found out from a media report that Carlson’s staff were reviewing thousands of hours of footage from the day of the riot.
- The Capitol Police had not been informed that the surveillance video would be passed on to Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
A new court filing from the Capitol Police’s general counsel Thomas DiBiase has revealed that only one of the more than 40 clips aired by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson earlier this month was vetted and approved beforehand. The clips were taken from over 40,000 hours of security footage from Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the day of the Jan. 6 riot.
DiBiase’s declaration, filed in Washington federal court on Friday, states that the Capitol Police found out from a media report on Feb. 20 that Carlson’s staff were reviewing thousands of hours of footage from the day of the riot that had not been made public at the time.
The filing also states that the Republican-led Committee on House Administration had requested access to the footage from Capitol police just 12 days earlier. However, the Capitol Police had not been informed that the surveillance video would be passed on to Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Furthermore, DiBiase said in the filing that House Republicans had ignored repeated requests from the Capitol Police to review and approve any Jan. 6 security footage that would be made public.
The Capitol Police’s general counsel’s declaration is a reminder of the importance of transparency and accountability when it comes to the media’s access to sensitive information. It also highlights the need for the Capitol Police to be informed of any plans to make security footage public.
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