Media Organizations Demand Full Public Access to Capitol Security Footage to Ensure Accurate Record of January 6th Insurrection

Media organizations are calling for full public access to the thousands of hours of video recorded inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Earlier this month, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to the footage.

CNN, along with a group of other media organizations, has signed on to a letter calling for congressional leaders to grant access to the security footage. Attorney Charles Tobin, representing the outlets, said full public access to the footage is needed to complete the historical record of the event.

The letter, sent to congressional leaders on Friday, argues that the footage given exclusively to Carlson should be shared with other media groups. Tobin said that without full public access to the complete historical record, there is concern that an ideologically-based narrative of the event will be created.

The media organizations are calling for the footage to be released to the public in order to ensure an accurate and unbiased account of the insurrection. They argue that the footage should be made available to all media outlets in order to ensure a full and fair understanding of the events that occurred on January 6th.

The media organizations are hoping that congressional leaders will grant access to the footage in order to ensure a complete and accurate record of the event. It is unclear at this time if their request will be granted.