Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Videos Show Alleged Assault On Police Officer Brian Sicknick : NPR

The Department of Justice released on Wednesday a group of videos depicting the alleged assault on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and other members of law enforcement during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The videos have been cited as evidence in the assault and conspiracy cases against two men – Julian Khater, 32, of State College, Penn., and George Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, W. Va.

The videos have been described by prosecutors and played in court, but have not previously been made widely available. The government made the footage available after a coalition of 14 media organizations, including NPR, filed a legal motion in federal court, arguing that the public had a “powerful interest” in seeing the evidence cited in the government’s prosecution of violent crimes committed on Jan. 6. After initially rejecting the media coalition’s requests, citing potential security concerns regarding surveillance footage from the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Justice decided to release the videos.

Source: Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Videos Show Alleged Assault On Police Officer Brian Sicknick : NPR

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