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Republicans Are Blurring the Faces of Capitol Rioters so They Won't Get Arrested (www.rollingstone.com)
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to release more than 44,000 hours of surveillance footage from Jan. 6 to the public, with one major caveat: The faces of some individuals who participated in the storming of the Capitol, a violent attempt to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election, will be blurred out.

In a press conference on Tuesday, Johnson said that “the release of the January 6 tapes is a critical and important exercise, we want transparency … we trust — House Republicans trust — the American people to draw their own conclusions.”

Johnson added that the party is going “through a methodical process of releasing them as quickly as we can” and that they “have to blur some of the faces of the 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 and to have other, you know, concerns and problems.”

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[–] 133 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

Republicans Are Blurring the Faces of Obstructing Justice So Capitol Rioters so They Won't Get Arrested

FTFY

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  • [–] 76 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    His office later noted that DOJ already has the raw footage.

    and later in the article:

    Johnson's spokesman suggested that the speaker was trying to keep the raw footage away from online sleuths who have helped identify hundreds of Capitol rioters and aided in the FBI's investigation.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/speaker-mike-johnson-says-blurring-jan-6-footage-rioters-dont-get-char-rcna128181

    i.e. Let's not let the taxpayers aid law enforcement. Let's make the government spend taxpayer dollars when the public could help out.

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    [–] 88 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They're traitors tho. Why are you defending traitors hmmmmm???

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    • [–] 82 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    It's either foolish or malicious to deliberately misrepresent the actions or motivations of these ass-hats just because they're ass-hats.

    The DOJ already has unredacted footage and the blurring of faces is meant to avoid retaliation by "non-governmental actors", i.e. vigilantes, not to save anyone from arrest.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I disagree. These people broke the law in a serious way. There is no "light treason" when it comes to attempting to obstruct the public vote. We all should know who they are.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    There have already been well over 1,000 arrests, a few hundred sentenced, etc. (https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases) and you can look up names/details of those who've gone through due process. That's the system at work, like it or not. I don't think it's up to you or me to convict, or harass, or whatever else. You can maybe ID folks whose images are posted by the FBI requesting information from the public. I just hate to see crappy headlines and social media posts distorting what's happening when it seems pretty simple to verify through non-extreme media outlets.

    I say this all with respect.

    I hope everyone who gleefully rampaged around the capital gets what is legitimately coming to them.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago*

    I understand your point, and appreciate your respect too. If this were petty crime, e.g. shoplifting by some individuals, then I'd agree on keeping the video sealed until due process has, well, processed.

    What do we do with several thousand people attacking the core of our democratic process? How do we keep historical accuracy for the future as well, we need to teach people what happened.

    I'm conflicted, personally, because I'm glad our representatives see that they're not untouchable. Maybe it'll keep them interested in serving those ordinary citizens outside the vaunted halls of the capitol. On the other hand, I strongly disagree with the reasoning behind the traitors' attempt, and find both the timing and the method suspiciously well planned, by someone who I generally find despicable on multiple levels.

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    [–] 73 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Which is it? A "peaceful protest by MAGA infiltratded by A Deep State/BLM/Antifa instigating a sedicious Riot" or "Need to blur faces to protect from the non-government retaliation". If it's the former, surely the GOP would not desire protection of the latter.

    Or should I just now start saying that the GOP led Congress is protecting Antifa/Deep State/BLM traitors? I'mma run with that one....

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    [–] 59 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    I'm relatively new to this country, has it been always a joke like this? Politics are fucking hilarious here. Wtf is going on?

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago* (8 children)

    Where are you from? From what I gather (not American) after Obama won the right went ape shit.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    we're just getting ready to fight the Civil War all over again

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    I hope we learned from the first one and be harsher on the losers. I think it was Sumner or Stevens that wanted land redistribution to freed slaves and military rule and treating the south as conquered territory.

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    [–] 43 points 2 years ago

    Then arrest the entire GOP.

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    [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Isn't it obstruction of justice to hide evidence of crimes being committed?

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    [–] 28 points 2 years ago

    So, he's literally saying that it was a criminal act?

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    [–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What a complete fucking buffoon. Where’s the transparency in blurring the guilty parties?

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    • [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    Johnson says the J6 committee was a partisan action and that the Republicans on the committee were following some other agenda. Therefore, the Republican party is a criminal conspiracy to commit treason against the United States.

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    [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    Faces have been blurred to protect the guilty.

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    "We want to conceal evidence of a crime"

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    I’m no legal expert but could this be construed as aiding and abetting criminals?

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Isn’t this giving succor to an enemy?

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    the same ones who ran like little girls while the traitors took a shit on the entire history of our Republic.. are those the Republicans who are blurring the faces of their criminal help? i hope they catch you assholes next time..

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wait, wouldn't any tapes the congress have also already be in the hands of the FBI/DOJ? If not, where are the Republicans getting the videos from?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The DOJ definitely has the raw footage already. This is equal parts publicity stunt and trying to keep internet sleuths from getting too involved.

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    • [–] 7 points 2 years ago*

    Maybe he hasn't found his face yet? , or all of his donors?

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