In blistering comments, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., castigated House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for giving Carlson and Fox News exclusive access to 44,000 hours of Capitol security footage. The backlash came swiftly after Carlson aired the footage on Monday — more than two years after hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump swarmed the Capitol grounds and breached the building's entry points. "With disregard of the risks and knowing full well he was lying, lying to his audience, Fox News host Tucker Carlson ran a lengthy segment last night, arguing the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was not a violent insurrection," Schumer said. McConnell was referring to a letter Tuesday by U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger to his force's members. Cramer noted that members of the mob had entered the Senate chamber after lawmakers fled to safety, and opened senators' desks.

Source: Fox News March 07, 2023 22:40 UTC