{"id":560924,"date":"2023-03-08T01:18:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T22:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tucker-carlsons-jan-6-footage-sparks-bipartisan-outrage\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T01:18:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T22:18:47","slug":"tucker-carlsons-jan-6-footage-sparks-bipartisan-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tucker-carlsons-jan-6-footage-sparks-bipartisan-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tucker Carlson\u2019s Jan. 6 footage sparks bipartisan outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413ddfccc4c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413ddfccc4c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tucker-carlsons-jan-6-footage-sparks-bipartisan-outrage\/#Tucker_Carlsons_Jan_6_footage_sparks_bipartisan_outrage\" >Tucker Carlson\u2019s Jan. 6 footage sparks bipartisan outrage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tucker_Carlsons_Jan_6_footage_sparks_bipartisan_outrage\"><\/span>Tucker Carlson\u2019s Jan. 6 footage sparks bipartisan outrage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> host Tucker Carlson whipped up a firestorm Tuesday on Capitol Hill, sparking bipartisan backlash and igniting tensions with Capitol Police by downplaying the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on his prime-time program as \u201cmostly peaceful chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His show divided Republicans, with a number of GOP senators ripping his portrayal of the incursion at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, who rarely offers opinions on political issues, said the Monday night show was filled with \u201coffensive and misleading conclusions about the Jan. 6 attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe program conveniently cherry-picked from the calmer moments of our 41,000 hours\u00a0of video.\u00a0The commentary fails to provide context about the chaos and violence that\u00a0h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened before or during these less tense moments,\u201d Manger wrote in a memo to lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose of you who contributed to the effort to allow this country\u2019s legislative process to continue know firsthand what actually happened.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The segment was the first of two installments planned for this week relying on security footage granted to Carlson by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Carlson was expected to air more clips from the footage during his show on Tuesday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) issued a scathing rebuke of Carlson and Fox on Tuesday, holding up a copy of the memo and saying he wanted to associate himself \u201cwith the opinion of the chief of the Capitol police about what happened on Jan. 6.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)\" class=\"wp-image-3888385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/mcconnellmitch_030723gn03_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) holds up a letter from U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger during a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> availability following the weekly policy luncheon on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. McConnell supports Manger\u2019s view against the released video footage to Fox News\u2019 Tucker Carlson of the Jan.6 attack on the Capitol.<\/em> (Greg Nash)<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt was a mistake, in my view, [for] Fox News to depict this in a way completely at variance with what our chief law enforcement official in the Capitol\u201d described, McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an unusual position for the host of one of Fox\u2019s most-watched programs, who, while often a magnet for the ire of the left, seldom gets such direct criticism from those on the right.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Carlson, who has previously criticized McCarthy on his show, suggested at the start of the year that the new House Speaker release all Jan. 6 security footage in order to win support from detractors threatening to block his path to the gavel. McCarthy later gave Carlson exclusive first access to the footage, but has denied that release came as a result of negotiations for the Speakership.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        McConnell says Fox News made \u2018a mistake\u2019 by underplaying violence of Jan. 6<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though McCarthy and other Republicans said last week that footage released for broadcast would be subject to a Capitol Police security review, and Carlson said as much on his show, Capitol Police said it saw just one of the several clips that Carlson aired on Monday: An interior door that Carlson said was blurred as a result of security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe repeatedly requested that any clips be shown to us first for a security review,\u201d Capitol Police told The Hill on Monday. \u201cSo far we have only been given the ability to preview a single clip out of the multiple clips that aired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A senior GOP aide with knowledge of the process of releasing the footage said the Capitol Police provided a list of what would be considered security sensitive, and only one clip that Carlson wanted to air met that standard, which Capitol Police then cleared.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The same camera angle was released without any blur on the door during the 2021 impeachment of former President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe worked with the Capitol Police to identify any security-sensitive footage and made sure it wasn\u2019t released,\u201d McCarthy spokesman Mark Bednar said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        Capitol Police says it reviewed just one Jan. 6 clip Tucker Carlson showed<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>A representative for Fox News declined to comment on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>A number of lawmakers offered pointed and direct criticism of Carlson\u2019s first use of the footage.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), meanwhile, told multiple news outlets said that Carlson\u2019s show on the Jan. 6 footage was \u201cbullshit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1633127973590056962?s=20\"><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1633127973590056962?s=20\">told<\/a>\u00a0CNN: \u201cTo somehow put that in the same category as a permitted peaceful protest is just a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)\" class=\"wp-image-3878011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/cramerkevin_022823gn_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Sen. Kevin Cramer is among the Republicans that have criticized Tucker Carlson airing Jan. 6 footage. (Greg Nash)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carlson at the same time won plaudits from other Republicans who have similarly criticized and downplayed the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen will judges begin applying justice equally? Doesn\u2019t look like \u201cthousands of armed insurrectionists\u201d to me,\u201d Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said in a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRonJohnson\/status\/1632924556116541441?s=20\"><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRonJohnson\/status\/1632924556116541441?s=20\">tweet<\/a>\u00a0after thanking McCarthy and Carlson for showing the footage.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen enough. Release all J6 political prisoners now,\u201d Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) said in a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/1632920524580847616?s=20\"><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeCollinsGA\/status\/1632920524580847616?s=20\">tweet<\/a>\u00a0as Carlson\u2019s show aired.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also weighed in on the footage, praising Carlson and McCarthy over its publication and calling the tapes the Fox host played for his audience \u201cirrefutable.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Carlson aired the footage after being granted access to the trove of security tapes by McCarthy, prompting outrage from Democrats and pundits who raised concerns that the tapes\u00a0could threaten Capitol security procedures\u00a0and amplify conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Former President Trump\" class=\"wp-image-3884474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn18_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Former President Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. (Greg Nash)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the Senate floor on Tuesday called Carlson\u2019s show \u201cone of the most shameful hours we\u2019ve seen on cable television,\u201d saying he was \u201cfurious\u201d with both Carlson and McCarthy. He called on Fox News and its owner Rupert Murdoch to tell Carlson to not run more footage on Tuesday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaker McCarthy has played a treacherous, treacherous <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in catering to the far right,\u201d Schumer said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who was one of the members on the Jan. 6 committee, is among those who have raised security concerns over the release of the footage, noting it could be used to map the Capitol and the evacuation path of lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>He called Carlson\u2019s show and conspiracies about Jan. 6 pushed through his documentary a \u201ccentral part of the GOP agenda and playbook as they try to get Donald Trump elected to the White House again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t even apparently honor their agreement with the Capitol Police to provide the clips in advance. So there can be some attempt to contextualize whatever silly potshots they\u2019re taking,\u201d he told The Hill.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)\" class=\"wp-image-3838081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/raskinjamie_013123ag_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Rep. Jamie Raskin (Annabelle Gordon)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe absurd part is they act like their fragmented and disoriented potshots from Capitol security footage are the only documentary record of what happened. There are thousands and thousands of hours that have already been published \u2013 not just security footage \u2013 but also [by] media that were present and insurrectionists themselves. The whole world was watching and everyone knows exactly what happened. They are involved in a fraudulent enterprise here,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the unfounded theories Carlson floated in his Monday program were suggestions that federal agents helped incite the violence, though he stopped short of providing evidence to prove it. He also cast doubt on the circumstances surrounding the death of Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick.<\/p>\n<p>It was something\u00a0Manger\u00a0deemed \u201cthe most disturbing accusation from last night\u201d in asserting his death \u201chad nothing to do with heroic actions on Jan. 6.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe department maintains, as anyone with common sense would, that had Officer Sicknick not fought valiantly for hours on the day he was violently assaulted, Officer Sicknick would not have died the next day,\u201d the chief said.<\/p>\n<p>The top-rated host last year produced and published a multi-part documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> dubbed \u201cPatriot Purge,\u201d which purported to tell an alternative story of the attack and features at least one subject who suggests the event may have been a \u201cfalse flag\u201d operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        Pence asks judge to block special counsel\u2019s Jan. 6 subpoena<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The publication of the tapes also comes as Carlson specifically and Fox more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly are taking intense heat from critics over revelations the company\u2019s top executives and talent embraced and discussed Trump\u2019s false claims about the 2020 election on air but privately cast doubt on them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey believed the election they had just voted in had been unfairly conducted,\u201d Carlson said Monday of the people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. \u201cThey were right. In retrospect, it is clear the 2020 election was a grave betrayal of American democracy, given the facts that have since emerged about that election,\u201d he said. \u201cNo honest person can deny it. Yet the beneficiaries of that election continue to lie about what is now obvious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manger dismissed those conclusions in his Tuesday letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTV commentary will not record the truth of our history books,\u201d he wrote in his letter. \u201cThe Justice system will. Truth and justice are on our side.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Alexander Bolton contributed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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