A new court filing from the U.S. Capitol Police's top lawyer claims the majority of the U.S. Capitol surveillance footage of the Jan. 6 attack that recently aired on Fox News was done without the approval of Capitol Police.
"Of the numerous clips shown during the Tucker Carlson show on March 6 and 7, 2023, I was shown only one clip before it aired," said Thomas DiBiase, who has been general counsel for the Capitol Police since August of 2020. In that role, he authorizes the release of camera footage from surveillance on the Capitol grounds.
DiBiase's six-page declaration was filed Friday as part of a criminal case related to the Jan. 6 attack and was first reported by Politico.
The clip that he viewed was "substantially similar" to a clip that was used during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, DiBiase said. He approved its use given the similarities between the two. He said the other approximately 40 clips that aired on Tucker Carlson's show "were never shown to me nor anyone else from the Capitol Police."
DiBiase added that Capitol Police first learned that access to footage of the attack on the Capitol had been granted to members of the Tucker Carlson show via a media report.
"That access was not previewed with the Capitol Police nor was the Capitol Police informed before that access was granted," he said.
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