Federal Court Asked to Unseal Undercover Police Video Allegedly Showing Officer Inciting Capitol Protesters on Jan. 6

Two undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers (red circle) follow Ashli Babbitt (blue circle) up the northwest stairs of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. William Pope via U.S. District Court/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

A Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach defendant has asked U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras to unseal a video allegedly showing an undercover Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer shouting “Drain the swamp!” and “Our house!” and encouraging protesters to climb barricades and enter the U.S. Capitol.

William Pope of Topeka, Kansas, filed a motion on Feb. 21 that would also unseal video shot by two other MPD undercover officers who trailed Ashli Babbitt up the northwest exterior of the Capitol.