A group of House Republicans is demanding that the Capitol Police release all of its security footage from Jan. 6, 2021, to allow for fair trials in cases related to the Capitol riot.
In a letter to Capitol Police Board Chair Wiliam J. Walker last week, 23 lawmakers led by Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican, say the release of the footage “is absolutely essential to proper governance and truth.”
“The fact that these tapes have not been released, I think, is just a huge blot on the Department of Justice,” Mr. Gohmert told The Washington Times. “It’s just outrageous to the American justice system that they’re not being required to make the videos available.