Federal judge orders DOJ to set up media access to Capitol riot video after CNN and other outlets

[malaise]

sued.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/14/politics/capitol-riot-video-footage/index.html

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Justice Department must create a digital "drop box" where media outlets can access videos used in Capitol riot court cases after 15 news outlets, including CNN, sought body camera and surveillance video that's been seen by judges but not the public.

The ruling is the latest in an ongoing struggle for the public to see close-up, brutal moments of the insurrection, as Republicans and former President Donald Trump try to recast the January 6 hijacking of the US Capitol by Trump supporters as victimization of the far right.
CNN and 14 other news outlets sued for the access earlier this month because many videos had become public records in court.
The videos "have so far played a significant and meaningful role in the adjudicatory process in many of the Capitol Cases, with extensive discussion of these exhibits in the government briefing, showing of the video exhibits prior to or at detention hearings before the Court, and close review of these exhibits by the Court," Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the DC District Court wrote on Friday.

[riversedge]

1. #2

[soothsayer]

2. Just make them entirely public

[malaise]

3. Agree

Hide nothing

[SheltieLover]

15. This!👆

[SergeStorms]

4. I think the judge means...

all the videos of the nice, orderly, Capitol tours that took place on January 6th. Right?

[malaise]

5. Yes so the channels can make some nice tourism promotion ads

NOT

[SCantiGOP]

13. It showed tourists in the Capitol

The same as the videos of American tourists on the French beaches in June of 1944.

[SergeStorms]

16. I remember those!

I had two relatives in those "home movies" of their beach vacation. One of them had so much fun he never returned. Is that Clyde guy one of the stupidest fools on the planet, or what?

[SCantiGOP]

21. you know what else those people on the French beaches were

Committed members of Antifa!
They were risking their life to fight the fascists, and proud to be anti-Fascist.

[SergeStorms]

22. Disgraceful!

We never talk about my Great-Uncle much for that exact reason. Imagine, giving your life to stop fascism. Republicans embrace fascism like an underage escort.

[Marthe48]

6. As long as airing videos doesn't jeopardize

Fair trials of the people charged with destroying property, unlawful access, vandalism, assault, beating law enforcement officers, murdering police officers, treason, and conspiracy. Just to name a few of the charges.

[malaise]

8. Yep

Had the same thoughts

[Fritz Walter]

7. Don't tell me, let me guess

Faux Noise was not one of the 15 "news outlets."
They'll just make their own videos, showing well-behaved people peacefully visiting Capitol Hill.

[Marthe48]

10. The people will be dressed in polyester leisure suits

And the parked cars will be no later than 1960.

[paleotn]

19. They're an entertainment operation, not a news site..

...and by their own admission. I've always thought, if that's entertainment, it's some pretty shitty entertainment.

[BadgerMom]

9. These should be public as well as the unredacted Mueller report.

Enough allowing them to hide.

[malaise]

11. THIS

[BobTheSubgenius]

12. They can't stand the glaring light of day.

Sunlight is cleansing, in proper amounts. "None" is not a proper amount.

[JohnnyRingo]

14. What media outlet wouldn't want to get their hands on that?

Oh yeah...

[malaise]

17. Fux?

[Champp]

20. Show the truth of the ugly, violent, deadly republiQon attack on America

Lock the republiQon betrayers of America up. And their darkside russian cybercronies, too.