Trump Supporters Cheer Release of Jan. 6 Footage

Trump Supporters Cheer Release of Jan. 6 Footage Showing Trump Supporters Storming the Capitol
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced on Friday he is releasing more than 40,000 hours of footage from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. On that day, a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building in an effort to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election by Congress.

Four rioters died and hundreds of police officers were injured. One 42-year-old police officer died of a stroke a day after a rioter sprayed him with some type of chemical. Much of the footage has already been released, showing Trump supporters breaking through windows, committing vandalism, and assaulting police officers.

More than 1,100 people have been charged in connection with the breaching of the Capitol, most of whom were indicted for entering restricted grounds. Others were charged with assault and conspiracy.
All because Trump falsely told his supporters the election was rigged against him.

Some right-wingers have claimed the Capitol riot was a false flag operation, planned or at least egged on by plainclothes federal agents in an attempt to undermine Trump and his MAGA movement. They have been particularly fixated on Ray Epps, whom conservatives such as former Fox News host Tucker Carlson have accused of being a “fed.” Epps, who said he had to move his family because of threats from Trump supporters, is suing the network.

Epps pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor related to the riot in September.

Conservatives on X, formerly known as Twitter, hailed the release of the tapes.

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