Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   No wonder they hid the J6 tapes Date:   11/18/2023 9:50:29 AM (updated 11/18/2023 9:51:44 AM)

After watching a fair amount of the tapes it is no wonder the J6 committee refused to show them all.  Cherry picking ones where the crowd got out of hand and implying that was an example of all those there was a brilliant move.  The one I particularly liked was the "protester" in handcuffs with all black clothing and a black helmet being uncuffed out of the sight of others and fist bumping a police officer.  I think we now understand why Chris Wray refused multiple times to answer the question in front of a congressional hearing about how many Feds were present that day. I suspect that not only were there a lot of them I also suspect they incited violence and others there got carried away.

Why did police officers open doors and direct people into the building and act like tour guides?

Why did it take years to charge Ray Epps and then only with a misdemeanor given all the video evidence of him inciting people to go into the Capitol?

Why were J6 defendents unable to use the footage in their trials?

I have come to the conclusion that this was a total setup and stupid, angry, upset people fell for it and had their lives ruined, all to get Trump.  I agree with Mike Lee that the J6 committee needs to be investigated as to what else they hid and whether they destroyed evidence that could exonerate J6 defendants.  

And as a final note, initially I was not pleased about them getting rid of McCarthy as Speaker but now I think it was the right move.  He promised to release the tapes and never did.  He deserved to go.