Democrats condemn the act of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and warn that the security of the Congress may be threatened because of it.
In the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican Party Kevin McCarthy has given up (you switch to another service) the host of the news channel Fox News by Tucker Carlson in possession of thousands of hours of surveillance camera footage of another epiphanic riot in the US Congress.
The access granted by McCarthy, who was voted into office in January, has surprised the leadership of the Democratic Party. They have condemned the release of the videos as a serious breach of security and a breach of data security.
Democratic leaders fear for the safety of police officers working in the US administration if the host of the Tucker Carlson Tonight program decides to air the footage publicly on television.
The leader of the House of Representatives Democrats We’re looking for Jeffries said House Republicans acted irresponsibly in providing tens of thousands of hours of sensitive footage to someone who “regularly feeds conspiracy theories and pro-Putin rhetoric.”
What Fox News?
Fox News has been known for its confrontation in the United States for twenty years, but during the Trump era, the development took on more blatant features than before.
It is important for Fox News to challenge the so-called “mainstream media” and liberalism.
Tucker Carlson is a channel superstar and has been listed among the most influential people in the United States. Time magazine (you switch to another service) has named Carlson the most influential conservative in the country.
About three million Americans gather to watch his political program every day.
Carlson has persistently claimed that the government and “federal agencies” were behind the January 6, 2021 attack. He has condemned the riots, but in other contexts defended them.
British Broadcasting Corporation BBC’s (switching to another service) Carlson said Monday that his team has been watching video footage of the congressional attack for about a week.
– Some of our smartest producers have been looking at the footage and trying to figure out what it means and how it contradicts the story we’ve been told for over two years, Carlson said on his show.
So far, up to 41,000 hours of video footage has been accessed mainly by a congressional committee and the rioters’ lawyers.
Several journalists and activists have demanded public access to the material, but to no avail. Capitol Police, who are responsible for congressional security, have previously said in court that releasing the video would reveal camera locations and blind spots.
According to them, with the release of the videos, the US legislative building would be vulnerable to new attacks.
Democratic Party Senator Chuck Schumer wrote The New York Times (you’re moving to another service) according to members of his party that Kevin McCarthy has let a very sensitive security risk fall into the wrong hands.
– Tucker Carlson is not loyal to the truth, he has used his platform to promote a big lie, distort reality and defend conspiracy theories, Schumer criticized.
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