Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the House of Representatives will release more than 40,000 hours of footage taken at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when protesters angry about the 2020 election results stormed the halls of Congress.
Some video is already available to the public as of Friday, with the bulk of it to be released gradually over time, Johnson said.
“When I ran for Speaker, I promised to make accessible to the American people the 44,000 hours of video from Capitol Hill security taken on January 6, 2021. Truth and transparency are critical,” Johnson said in a statement.
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Trump supporters occupy the West Front of the Capitol and the inauguration stands in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“Today, we will begin immediately posting video on a public website and move as quickly as possible to add to the website nearly all of the footage, more than 40,000 hours. In the meantime, a public viewing room will ensure that every citizen can view every minute of the videos uncensored.”
He continued, “This decision will provide millions of Americans, criminal defendants,