Matt Gaetz praises Speaker Mike Johnson for releasing 44,000 hours of Capitol riot footage

• as Mike Lee demands probe of Dem-led Jan. 6 committee for 'hiding' the video

▶ Johnson on Friday began releasing 44,000 hours of Capitol riot footage

▶ Matt Gaetz, MTG, and other right-wing GOP members praised the move

▶ Rep. Mike Lee accused Jan. 6 committee of 'deliberately' hiding the footage

Republicans are expressing their delight after House Speaker Mike Johnson began releasing thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

The first tranche of around 90 hours of footage was released on a public committee website Friday, with the rest of the 44,000 hours expected to be posted over the next several months.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, who led the ouster of Johnson's predecessor Kevin McCarthy, praised the new speaker for keeping his promise to the caucus to release the footage.

'HE WON'T LIE,' Gaetz wrote in a post on X. 'If he says he is going to do something, he is going to do it.'

Other congressional Republicans, including Rep. Troy Nehls and Senator Mike Lee, called for fresh investigations, and accused the former Democrat-led House January 6 Committee of hiding some of the footage.

The video gives a bird's eye view of the Capitol complex as hundreds of then-President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building in a bid to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's election.. …

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