President Trump Responds After J6 Videos Are Released

President Trump has applauded House Speaker Mike Johnson after he fulfilled his promised and released the first set of January 6th videos.

In a message on Truth Social Trump posted “Congratulations to Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson for having the Courage and Fortitude to release all of the J6 Tapes, which will explicitly reveal what really happened on January 6th!”

As of right now lose to 90 hours of the 44,000 hours of footage have been released to the public, but Rep. Johnson plans to make all 44,000 hours of video available in the upcoming days.

Johnson in his own post on X reported “This decision will provide millions of Americans, criminal defendants, public interest organizations, and the media an ability to see for themselves what happened that day, rather than having to rely upon the interpretation of a small group of government officials.”

Trump released the J6 tapes on Truth Social. pic.twitter.com/USfqoDn9qA

— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) November 17, 2023

Here’s what The Hill reported:

Former President Trump praised Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday, after Republicans began to release footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the Capitol.
The tapes, shared by the Committee on House Administration, show the Capitol premises during the insurrection. So far, roughly 90 hours of the 44,000 hours of footage have been made public, but the full collection is expected to be released by Monday.

“Congratulations to Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson for having the Courage and Fortitude to release all of the J6 Tapes, which will explicitly reveal what really happened on January 6th!” Trump wrote in a Friday Truth Social post.
The House committee that released the tapes initially announced its intent to do so in September.

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“This decision will provide millions of Americans, criminal defendants, public interest organizations, and the media an ability to see for themselves what happened that day, rather than having to rely upon the interpretation of a small group of government officials,” Johnson said in his announcement.

Newly released Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6, 2021: pic.twitter.com/RE6w1iuJHs

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) November 17, 2023

Per Roll Call:

House Republicans are releasing most of the security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol to the public, Speaker Mike Johnson announced Friday.

Roughly 90 hours of footage had been posted on the House Administration Committee’s website by Friday afternoon, in a move that Democrats and left-leaning groups have called a threat to security. Starting Monday, members of the public will be able to set up in-person appointments to view the Capitol Police security footage in designated rooms within the Capitol complex.

Eventually, around 95 percent of the 44,000 hours of tape will eventually be made available, excluding segments that contain sensitive security information or information that could lead to retaliation against private citizens, Johnson said.

NEW: Footage clearly shows Capitol police officers guiding J6 protestors through the building. pic.twitter.com/IIKTprtbQ9

— Sequencita (@RealSeq16) November 17, 2023