Coalition of media companies sue for Jan. 6 tapes given to Fox News' Tucker Carlson

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Source: CNBC

A coalition of nine media companies, including CNN, The New York Times and Politico, have sued for copies of the surveillance videos from the Capitol riot that Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., gave exclusively to Fox News. In the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the media companies demanded that the Justice Department’s Office for U.S. Attorneys and the FBI “promptly” provide copies of the footage of the riot on Jan. 6, which they characterized as “the most significant assault on the Capitol since the War of 1812.”

Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit seeking access to the tapes include Advance Publications, which owns Vogue, GQ and regional newspapers; the Associated Press; ProPublica; CBS; E.W. Scripps, a large local TV broadcaster; and Gannett, which owns USA Today and several local newspapers. The media outlets say the suit was brought using the Freedom of Information Act, which allows the public, including journalists, to request access to federal records, unless the information is in an exempted category.

McCarthy faced pressure from allies of Donald Trump in Congress, who have worked to further the former president’s argument that the attack that day was peaceful, to release the footage. Five people died during or shortly after the riot and more than 130 police were injured that day. Hundreds of participants have been charged with crimes, including some for attacks on the police.

When McCarthy was struggling to secure the speakership earlier this year, Carlson argued on television that McCarthy should release the Jan. 6 videos to win over enough Republicans. In February, Carlson said he was provided access to about 44,000 hours of security feeds during the attack. Asked in February when the videos would be released to other outlets and the public, McCarthy said, “As soon as possible.”

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/coalition-of-media-companies-sue-for-jan-6-tapes-given-to-fox-news-tucker-carlson.html

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1. The tapes were NOT to give to anyone McCarthy wanted.

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2. I like it

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3. "CBS" Really? Why not have Lesley Stahl simply ask her buddy, Marjorie Taylor Greene for a copy?

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4. lol

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5. I have never had explained why the House under Democratic leadership didn't give it all to the news

Was that a strategic decision?
Was it just a mistake or an overlook?

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6. I think much of what is being described in this story

was actually footage from the U.S. Capitol's fisheye security cameras, thousands and thousands of hours - with much of it not even used by the J6 Committee. McCarthy just grabbed all the stuff and threw it to Faux like candy without the blessing of the Capitol Police.