Republicans to blur faces in January 6 footage as ‘we don’t want them charged’

Speaker Mike Johnson to release Capitol riot video but his office later acknowledges that justice department already has footage

The House speaker, Mike Johnson, said he would blur the faces of the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6 before releasing new footage to the public, in order to shield the rioters from justice.

In a Tuesday press conference Johnson, who was personally involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, said: “We have to blur some faces of persons who participated in the events of that day because we don’t want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the DoJ.”