Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., exclusively released security video from the Capitol riot to Carlson earlier this year. Other media companies have so far tried and failed to get copies.
Police clear the U.S. Capitol Building with tear gas as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside, in Washington, January 6, 2021.A coalition of nine media companies, including CNN, The New York Times and Politico, have sued for copies of the surveillance videos from the Capitol riot that Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., gave exclusively to Fox News., filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit seeking access to the tapes include Advance Publications, which owns Vogue, GQ and regional newspapers; the Associated Press; ProPublica; CBS; E.W. Scripps, a large local TV broadcaster; and Gannett, which owns USA Today and several local newspapers. The media outlets say the suit was brought using the Freedom of Information Act, which allows the public, including journalists, to request access to federal records, unless the information is in an exempted category.
McCarthy faced pressure from allies of Donald Trump in Congress, who have worked to further the former president's argument that the attack that day was peaceful, to release the footage. Five people died during or shortly after the riot and more than 130 police were injured that day. Hundreds of participants have been charged with crimes, including some for attacks on the police.
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