Alarms raised as McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to January 6 footage

Democrats condemn House speaker’s move and warn Capitol security could be endangered if Fox News host airs footage

Thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the January 6 attack on the US Capitol are being made available to the Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a stunning level of access granted by the House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, that Democrats condemned as a “grave” breach of security.

The hard-right host said his team was spending the week at the Capitol, preparing to reveal their findings.