GOP senators tore into Tucker Carlson on Tuesday for remarks he made while airing never-before-seen footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
, Carlson said the security footage proved that a small number of bad actors made the riot look worse than it actually was, going so far as to label the bulk of those who stormed the building as"sightseers" as opposed to"insurrectionists." The unseen videos were provided exclusively to Carlson by McCarthy last month in a decision that was met withSen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, another conservative, said he was at the Capitol on Jan.
Cramer earlier to me on Carlson's portrayal of Jan. 6:"I think that breaking through glass windows and doors to get into the United States Capitol against the orders of police is a crime... To somehow put that in the same category as a permitted peaceful protest is just a lie."
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