Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended blurring the faces of 1/6 attackers in Capitol video as a result of he doesn’t need them charged by the DOJ.
At his weekly press convention Johnson stated:
We should always not, they shouldn’t be dictated by some narrative and settle for that as truth. To allow them to evaluation the tapes themselves. We’re going by means of a methodical strategy of releasing them as shortly as we will. As you already know, we’ve to blur a number of the faces of individuals who, uh, participated in, in, within the occasions of that day as a result of we don’t need them to be retaliated in opposition to and, and, and, and to be charged by the DOJ and, and to produce other Uh, you already know, considerations and issues.
In order that’s a sluggish course of to get it performed. We’re working steadily on it. We’ve employed further personnel to do this, and all of these tapes finally on the finish can be out so everyone can see them and draw their very own conclusion.
Video:
Johnson: Defending insurrectionists whereas criminalizing a son repaying a automotive mortgage. https://t.co/zZtvEvdicU
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 5, 2023
The Speaker of the Home admitted that he’s making an attempt to assist Donald Trump supporters who engaged in a act of home terrorism. When Democrats have been within the majority, they used their energy to hunt justice and maintain those that attacked the nation accountable.
Republicans are selecting to assist criminals with the exact same energy.
Johnson’s actions ought to remind the American those who the sanctioning and aiding of political violence shouldn’t be solely a function of Donald Trump. The Republican Social gathering has gone all in on encouraging political violence to acquire or hold energy.
Speaker Mike Johnson is justify serving to criminals evade prosecution by the US authorities.
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