Ranking Member Morelle on the Public Release of January 6th Security Footage

Washington, D.C. – Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joseph D. Morelle (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans’ decision to provide unfettered public access to January 6th Capitol security footage over the objections of the Capitol Police:
 
“While the name on the door to the Speaker’s suite has changed, the office’s mission to undermine the Capitol Police and politicize Capitol security continues unabated. It is unconscionable that one of Speaker Johnson’s first official acts as steward of the institution is to endanger his colleagues, staff, visitors, and our country by allowing virtually unfettered access to sensitive Capitol security footage. That he is doing so over the strenuous objections of the security professionals within the Capitol Police is outrageous. This is not transparency, this is dangerous and irresponsible.
 
“I will continue to trust the judgment of the security professionals who risk their lives to keep us all safe. They have our backs, it’s disappointing that the new Speaker and our Republican colleagues do not have theirs.”

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