GOP House Speaker Johnson publicly releases hours of Jan. 6 footage

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday said he would be making tens of thousands of hours of security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Riot available on the Committee on House Administration’s website.

On Jan. 6, hundreds of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building in an attempt to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. As they came into the building, rioters attacked police officers, breaking in through doors and windows. NewsNation’s partner The Hill writes they used bear spray, bike racks, flag poles and other items to bust through barricades put around the Capitol.

Four people died on the day of the riot, and one Capitol police officer died the day after.