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After two years of waiting, the Jan. 6 security surveillance footage was handed over to Fox News host Tucker Carlson at the behest of Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.
On Monday and Tuesday night, Carlson aired portions of the more than 40,000 hours of video footage to American viewers, tearing apart a narrative promulgated by the Jan. 6 Committee that the protesters from that day participated in an “insurrection.”
“The footage does not show an insurrection or a riot in progress,” Carlson said. “Instead, it shows police escorting protesters through the building, including the now-infamous QAnon Shaman.”
As seen below, video evidence shows a Capitol police officer escorting the “Shaman,” Jacob Chansley, through the building:
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