Last night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson aired the first of what is expected to be several installments of security footage from the January 6th Insurrection at the Capital.
According to Carlson, the more than 40,000 hours of footage he was provided by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) “demolishes” the idea that “January 6th was an insurrection”.
During Tucker Carlson Tonight, the host claimed that there was a push from lawmakers and media members alike to ensure the footage was never broadcast.
“The Democratic party and their allies in the media prevented you from seeing it,” Carlson opined.
However, it appears the footage was only made available to Carlson and was not offered to any other media outlets.
Carlson’s aim with the footage is to largely debunk the events of January 6th, saying the people inside the building “were not insurrectionists. They were sightseers”, adding that — in his view — “Footage from inside the Capitol overturns the story you have heard about January 6th”.
One of the more interesting comments from Carlson claimed that the rioters were angry because “They believed that the election they had just voted in had been unfairly conducted. They were right. In retrospect, it is clear the 2020 election was a grave betrayal of American democracy. Given the facts that have emerged since that election, no honest person can deny it.”
Those comments come in the face of Fox News being in the middle of a $1.6 billion lawsuit brought forth by Dominion Voting Systems alleging the network defamed the company with its statements centered around the 2020 President Election. Privately, Carlson is alleged to have shared he did not believe there were any voting improprieties in the election but has continually questioned the outcome publicly.
