Mike Johnson claimed he will release the rest of the Jan. 6 footage in the interest of transparency, as soon as staffers blur the faces of the participants.
Yes. You read that right. Johnson is saying that he is intentionally hiding insurrectionists from prosecution in the release of tapes that Republicans claim will vindicate them on January 6th.
Far-right Republicans like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and former President Donald Trump have praised Johnson’s promise to release the footage, saying it will “prove” that the activities of Jan. 6, 2021, were peaceful.
Only morons and guilty people believe this. I saw evidence to the contrary on live broadcast.
They literally dragged a security guard out of the door and beat him to death. Because of all the preconditions that the seditionists set up, there were few guards and they didn't escalate. It saved their lives at least, but it was corrupt to the core
I was gonna say, we watched the events play out live on both news and social media. Peaceful protestors don't scale the walls of the capitol building, bulldoze baracades, and threaten capitol police, all while chanting stop the steal.
A lot of citizens coming through footage have been helpful in identifying the seditionists. We need to demand the raw footage and dox the rest of the criminals.
Probably because https://seditionhunters.org/ will also be looking at the footage for better quality images of people. They provided a lot of the initial investigation cited in charging documents so far.
Just to chime in with the chorus. But half the country even voting is rare. It only happens sometimes during presidential years. And almost never on the in between years. And even then, especially at the national level. Republicans almost never win the popular vote. Republicans have boiled their base down to the most bat shit, irrational, and dedicated people. It isn't going to shrink anymore. But the good news is that they're not even close to half the country, and they're not likely to grow either. If the rest of us realized this, organized and voted responsibility. They'd be stuck running for dog catcher in some Podunk shit hole. And likely losing because of their history of animal torture and abuse.
I'm so confused by the GOP play here. I, along with hundreds of millions of people, saw this unfolding live on TV. Do they think that by releasing more footage we're going to somehow be less mad?
I dunno man, if I see 99% of the crowd is there in areas they're not supposed to be with the intent on stopping the election certification, I don't care if they're arm in arm singing kumbaya, I want them in jail.
Wonder if they'll include time stamps on the footage or just find the angles that work best for the time stamps to try and show it 'wasn't that serious'. Either way I'm sure it'll reinforce many people's view that it was not a riot or insurrection. I don't think this is true (just thinking how they will spin it), I'm Canadian and was quite worried for the US that day, well more than the usual days of Trump anyways. Trying to compare it for when people only look at news that help them feel satisfied with their view rather than properly look at evidence. One thing Republicans can do is spew propaganda in their favour and their base will nod in agreement.
No, they're going to keep drilling their talking points. The GOP aren't doing engagement rhetoric anymore, they're manufacturing consent for their next coup attempt. DOJ have tipped their hand and aren't going after open and unrepentant criminals in power.
I remember when many GOP lawmakers were reliving what happened on 1/6, and talking about how Trump almost got THEM killed, and I thought finally, we were going to see some action, thought they would finally have Trump cooked. So naive, I was.
I fully believe it has to do with Project2025. They want it so bad they are willing to die for it, and in all likelihood even kill for it.
see for themselves what happened that day, rather than having to rely upon the interpretation of a small group of government officials.
Dude, just stop.
I live on the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean and I clearly saw many laws being broken via a live internet stream. Everyone in the world with the opportunity who cared and/or fretted enough did.
Jericho Johnson is trying to change what the world has already seen clearly INTO the alternative reality interpretation of a small group of government officials.
Sooooo, the party of "law and order" wants to hide the faces of LAW BREAKERS? Yeah, fuck no, go fuck yourself. How can anyone support this shit? If you support this, you're either a fucking criminal or a piece of shit. No in between.
Forget the fact that the DOJ already has the tapes and this dude is just signalling to Republican voters, why would it be the purview of the Speaker of the House to obstruct DOJ investigations and admit to it publicly?
We’re working steadily on it. We’ve hired additional personnel to do that
I wonder what the hourly rate of a GOP Face Blurrer/Justice Obstructor is. I bet the dollar number is smaller than the maximum number of years in prison they would each be facing if the DOJ was still allowed to pursue justice..
That would be a perfect reason to get rid of him: If that is not "giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States" as laid out in paragraph 3 of amendment 14, what would one need to do to achieve that status?
I hope one day justice will be done to the Republicans.
That would depend in the degree of blur. If it is the average blur you'd have in japanese pornography, then no, that tech does not exist. Super resolution is good, but not that good.
It depends on how the blur is done. A lot of the simple blurring teqniques have publicly available tools for reversing. If you need to hide information by blurring, make sure the blur you are using was designed with that in mind (as opposed to being an artsy feature)