The Republican Party plans to release 14,000 hours of footage from the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, The National Pulse reports.
In an interview with conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, Rep. Gaetz claimed that both Congressional Democrats and law enforcement have engaged in subterfuge over the matter.
“Kevin McCarthy told us he’s going to get the evidence out in front of the American people, and that means releasing the 14,000 hours of tapes that have been hidden,” Gaetz said.
The move would provide “more full context to that day rather than the cherry-picked moments the January 6th committee tried to use to inflame and further divide our country,” he said.
The footage is expected to shed light on what occurred on that day, as only a small percentage of the events have been made available to the public thus far.
The news comes amid renewed interest in the events of January 6th, following the release of an interview with Ray Epps, a 62-year-old who was caught multiple times urging rally attendees to enter the Capitol, and who was present on the front lines of the first breaches of police lines.
Epps was not initially a focus of the Jan 6th committee or law enforcement, despite his prominent role in the insurrection.
Revolver.news subsequently reported on Epps, bringing him to prominence in political circles.
But an interview with the January 6th committee raises more questions than it answers, according to National Pulse editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam.
Epps, for example, stated that he traveled to Washington, D.C. for a “great family vacation” but also appeared to solicit gauze, tourniquets, and breathing tubes to take with him.
The release of 14,000 hours of footage will provide further insight into the events of January 6th and the role of different actors.
The release of the footage, which is expected to provide a more complete picture of the events of that day, will be closely watched by lawmakers, journalists, and the public.
