A group of news organizations asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday for thousands of hours of Capitol surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 riot after he gave exclusive access to Fox News' Tucker Carlson. The big picture: Top congressional Democrats blasted McCarthy for handing over the footage to Fox News in the first place, calling it an "egregious security breach" that exposes the Capitol complex. McCarthy's office did not immediately return Axios' request for comment. Meanwhile, McCarthy defended his decision to give Carlson — who has repeatedly downplayed official accounts of the Capitol riot — the footage. Editor's note: Axios is one of the news organizations requesting access to the Capitol surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 riot.

Source: Fox News February 26, 2023 00:30 UTC