Key takeaways:
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has expressed doubt over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) statement that footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol riots will be screened by the Capitol Police before being released to the public.
- Jeffries said that any material footage must be vetted before it is released into the public domain and he has “no indication” that the police have done so at this time.
- McCarthy’s office has not yet responded to Jeffries’ comments and it is unclear when the Capitol Police will finish screening the footage or when it will be released to the public.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has expressed doubt over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) statement that footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol riots will be screened by the Capitol Police before being released to the public.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Jeffries said he has “no indication” that the Capitol Police have gone through the footage that McCarthy shared with Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson.
McCarthy responded to days of criticism from Democrats last week, saying that none of the footage will be released to Carlson’s team or broadcasted publicly before it is screened by the Capitol Police to make sure it doesn’t compromise security.
Jeffries said that any material footage must be vetted before it is released into the public domain. He added that he has “no indication” that the police have done so at this time.
McCarthy’s office has not yet responded to Jeffries’ comments. It is unclear when the Capitol Police will finish screening the footage or when it will be released to the public.
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