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Pelosi spokesperson Aaron Bennett said that the California Democrat never personally authorized any defendant to access that footage “because Speaker Pelosi did not have that authority and believes that it appropriately belongs to security officials.” “The defendants have had this ability to come and see the footage,” he said. On Tuesday, McCarthy contended that January 6 defendants were able to access security footage of the attack before he was speaker and when former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led the chamber. CNN also has requested access to the footage. Publicly releasing video was one of the many concessions McCarthy made in his bid to become House speaker earlier this year, and the California Republican gave Carlson exclusive access to all of the US Capitol security footage from January 6 last week. McBride’s disclosure comes amid a public debate over what footage from inside the US Capitol should be publicly released.

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“For the first time since the inception of this case, the full context of January 6th is receiving intensive public scrutiny as 41,000 hours of CCTV footage relevant to January 6th has been made available to the Defendant and members of the public,” McBride wrote in a recent filing asking to delay his client Ryan Nichols’ upcoming trial. Joseph McBride, an attorney for several Capitol riot defendants, told CNN Tuesday that McCarthy’s office granted him access to 41,000 hours of Capitol security footage from that day, and he has filed in court to seek a delay in one defendant’s trial. The access for defendants accused in the January 6 Capitol attack has already come up in court. Barry Loudermilk, the subcommittee chairman, said in a statement. It is our intention to make available any relevant videos and documents on a case-by-case basis as requested by attorney’s representing defendants,” Rep. “Everyone accused of a crime in this country deserves due process, which includes access to evidence which may be used to prove their guilt or innocence. Republicans defended the move as a way to ensure due process for the defendants.

The House Administration’s subcommittee on oversight “is making accommodations to schedule time for any attorney representing a defendant,” McCarthy spokesman Mark Bednar told CNN.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office said on Tuesday that lawyers for defendants facing charges in the January 6, 2021, insurrection will be granted access to US Capitol security footage as the top House Republican has faced scrutiny for allowing Fox News host Tucker Carlson to view the video before widely releasing it.

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