Former President Donald Trump insists that the footage aired on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show Monday night of the January 6th attack on our Capitol by his supporters vindicates him and the J6 defendants. It does not. Carlson claimed that the protesters who illegally occupied the building after scaling the walls were orderly and meek and that the Trump supporters "revered" the Capitol. That's a stretch. Trump is taking a victory lap -- over nothing.
"Congratulations to Tucker Carlson on one of the biggest "scoops" as a reporter in U.S. history," he wrote. "The New Surveillance Footage of the January 6th Events sheds an entirely different light on what actually happened. The Unselect Committee was a giant SCAM, and has now unequivocally been stamped as CRIMINAL FABRICATORS OF THIS MOST IMPORTANT DAY. Pelosi & McConnell failed on security. The Police story is sad and difficult to watch. "Trump" and most others are totally innocent, LET THEM GO FREE, NOW!"
McCarthy gave, of all people, Tucker Carlson the tapes. He gave the videos to the network that's just been outed as paid liars in a $1.6 billion lawsuit. That in itself discredits Carlson's "reporting."
"Great courage shown by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in releasing the surveillance footage to Tucker Carlson so that our Country, and indeed the World, can see what really went on during the January 6th events," Lumpy continued. "A whole new, and completely opposite, picture has now been indelibly painted. The Unselect Committee LIED, and should be prosecuted for their actions. Nancy & Mitch were a disaster on Security. Thank you Kevin and Tucker. FREE AT LAST!!!"
Then he went all-caps on us:
"LET THE JANUARY 6 PRISONERS GO. THEY WERE CONVICTED, OR ARE AWAITING TRIAL, BASED ON A GIANT LIE, A RADICAL LEFT CON JOB," he added. "THANK YOU TO TUCKER CARLSON AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE KEVIN McCARTHY FOR WHAT YOU BOTH HAVE DONE. NEW VIDEO FOOTAGE IS IRREFUTABLE!!!"
Here is a clip to give you an example of what Carlson uncovered that doesn't help his argument. It makes Trump supporters look worse. Carlson noted that it wasn't just Sen. Josh Hawley fleeing from the mob; quite a few lawmakers were running from the chaos.
Receipts:
Quite a few of our elected officials were in fear for their lives. That's not the gotcha' Carlson thinks it is. As far as being "free at last," Trump is still under multiple investigations.
