A bevy of media outlets have asked Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for access to the January 6th security camera footage from the Capitol that was given to Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Apparently, no one ever asked Carlson.
During an appearance on The Glenn Beck Program, Carlson was asked by the radio host if other outlets — or even the journalists inside Fox News — had asked to view any of the more than 40,000 hours of footage given to him.
“When you got all the tapes, did Fox News, the news department, can they have access to that?” Beck asked. “Would they get access to that, do you think? I mean, what do we do with these tapes now?”
“That’s a good question,” Carlson said. “We work independently, we work for the same company. You’ve worked here, you know. But they really are in different silos. I can say that no one from any news organization that I’m aware of, and I can’t speak for my producers, but that, as far as I know, no one ever asked.”
Beck then asked if he could have access to the footage, with Carlson saying he believed everyone should have it.
“I personally think that everyone should have access to them. I’ll put you in touch with my producer who’s been dealing with the speaker’s office for sure.”
Carlson continued by saying that “everybody in the world, including my UPS delivery guy” has his phone number, and “not one working journalist” has asked for the footage.
