Key takeaways:
- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has granted Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of security footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has warned that the decision poses “grave security risks” to members of Congress and those who work on Capitol Hill.
- The footage McCarthy is making available to Fox News is said to contain closely held information about how the Capitol complex is protected, and its public release would compromise the safety of the Legislative Branch.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has come under fire from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for granting Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of security footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Schumer warned that the decision poses “grave security risks” to members of Congress and those who work on Capitol Hill.
McCarthy (R-Calif.) granted Carlson access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6 earlier this month. Carlson told Axios that “there was never any legitimate reason for this footage to remain secret.”
Schumer (D-N.Y.) released a statement Wednesday expressing his disapproval of McCarthy’s decision. “The speaker is needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of the worst security risks since 9/11,” Schumer wrote.
The footage McCarthy is making available to Fox News is said to contain closely held information about how the Capitol complex is protected. Schumer warned that its public release would compromise the safety of the Legislative Branch.
McCarthy has yet to comment on Schumer’s statement. It remains to be seen how the House Speaker will respond to the criticism and whether he will reconsider his decision to grant Carlson access to the footage.
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