Sen. Chuck Schumer said Rep. Kevin McCarthy posed 'grave security risks' to lawmakers and their staff by giving access to Jan. 6 footage to Fox News. 'The speaker is needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of the worst security risks since 9/11.'
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said Wednesday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy posed "grave security risks" to lawmakers and their staff bySchumer said McCarthy's decision was a mistake that could lead Fox News host Tucker Carson to air footage exposing highly guarded contingency plans to millions of people.
"The speaker is needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of the worst security risks since 9/11," Schumer wrote in a letter to Senate Democrats. "The footage Speaker McCarthy is making available to Fox News is a treasure trove of closely held information ... and its public release would compromise the safety of the Legislative Branch," the letter said.downplayed official accounts of Jan.6 and argues that these tapes, which may air on his program, will reveal "what actually happened on 1/6.
"Releasing security footage publicly reveals the location of security cameras across the Capitol grounds, making it harder and more dangerous for our brave Capitol police officers to do their job," Schumer said.Schumer expressed his confidence moving forward in the Senate sergeant-at-arms at keeping lawmakers and their staff safe.
"The Speaker - nor any elected official - does not have the right to jeopardize the safety of senators nor Senate and Capitol staff for their own political purposes," Schumer wrote.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Schumer: McCarthy giving Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson 'worst security risk since 9/11'Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) decision to hand over security footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to Fox News host Tucker Carlson creates 'grave security risks' to the Capitol complex.
Read more »
Why it matters that Kevin McCarthy gave Jan. 6 tapes to Fox NewsKevin McCarthy gave Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of sensitive Jan. 6 footage. What could possibly go wrong? (via MaddowBlog)
Read more »
McCarthy’s plan to give Jan. 6 tapes to Fox News comes into focusThere are, broadly speaking, two areas of concern regarding the consequences of Kevin McCarthy handing over sensitive Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson.
Read more »
Schumer says McCarthy giving Jan. 6 tapes to Fox News ‘one of the worst security risks since 9/11’Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer ripped into House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday for releasing all video footage from the 2021 Capitol attack to Tucker Carlson of Fox News, accusing the California Republican of jeopardizing the safety of lawmakers.
Read more »
McCarthy gave Tucker Carlson access to 41,000 hours of Jan. 6 riot tapesInsider tells the global tech, finance, markets, media, healthcare, and strategy stories you want to know.
Read more »
Kevin McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to Jan. 6 riot surveillance tapesThe 44,000 hours of footage, most of which Carlson claims has never been seen by the public before, has been under review by the Fox News host’s producers “for about a week.”
Read more »