Ranking Member Morelle on the Unfettered Access of January 6thFootage Granted to Extreme MAGA Republican Media Outlet
Washington, D.C. – Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to Speaker McCarthy granting access of January 6th Capitol Security footage to an extreme Republican media outlet:
“I remain appalled that Speaker McCarthy and other extremist Republicans are weaponizing the powers of Congress as they try to rewrite the history of January 6th, which was a brutal, deadly insurrection. There is no defending it.
"Granting unfettered access of Capitol security footage to hand-selected hyper-partisan media outlets – over the strenuous objections of the U.S. Capitol Police – remains unpatriotic and downright dangerous. I will continue to push back on Republican efforts to undercut the hard work of those charged with keeping us safe and compromise America’s national security.”
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