(SNews) – Media leftist Keith Olbermann has called for Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s “arrest” for giving Fox News star Tucker Carlson access to the Jan. 6 tapes.
As Slay News reported, McCarthy has given Carlson access to over 41,000 hours of the U.S. Capitol’s security footage from January 6, 2021.
Carlson’s team was in Washington, D.C., last week going through some of the footage, sources reportedly told Axios co-founder Mike Allen.
Findings from the videos will begin to roll out in segments on Carlson’s show in the coming weeks.
Democrats and their allies in the media have been outraged over the move, however.
In response, Democrats have been scrambling to block Carlson’s access, claiming it’s a “threat to national security.”
Meanwhile, leftists such as Olbermann have been melting down on social media.
“Speaker Kevin McCarthy has jeopardized the security of every Representative and every Senator and every staffer, and the continuity of the government of the United States, and thus the safety of every citizen of the United States,” Olbermann said in a video posted to Twitter.
“And he has publicly admitted to, and boasted about, committing the act by which he did so.
“This is treasonous,” the former MSNBC host falsely claimed.
“Indict him and arrest him.
“We now know that Tucker Carlson gained access to the January 6 video by the deception of McCarthy and/or House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil.
“Steil asked the Capitol Police for a video terminal on which he personally could look at the video.
“Without warning the Capitol Police, McCarthy unilaterally gave Carlson access to that terminal.
“And then, yesterday, McCarthy not only admitted ‘he released’ the video – he began to fundraise off his deception.
“’The Speaker,’ says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, ‘is needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of the worst security risks since 9/11. It also risks exposing the carefully laid out and highly guarded plans for the continuity of government, intended to preserve our democracy in the event of an attack.’
“These are not minor infractions, nor mere political conflicts.
“This is treachery. McCarthy admits to doing it. Indict him and arrest him.
“Special Counsel subpoenas Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner (Trump) and before you think they can’t try to evade it by making up yet another ludicrous privilege.”
"US Capitol Police were conned into setting up a 1/6 Video Viewing Station for @RepBryanSteil. @SpeakerMcCarthy 'gave' @TuckerCarlson access to it.
"McCarthy admits this. It puts every American at risk.
"Indict and arrest McCarthy."
THURSDAY COUNTDOWN: https://t.co/V1p1xqdWGE pic.twitter.com/neAMS1k05k
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 23, 2023
slaynews.com/news/keith-olbermann-calls-for-kevin-mccarthys-indictment-and-arrest-for-giving-video-to-tucker-carlson/