Released Jan. 6 Security Tapes Will Blur Faces to Protect Civilians, Including From DOJ: Speaker Johnson

‘We have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day because we don’t want them to be retaliated against.’

Protesters clash with police on the west front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as shown on a CCTV exterior Rotunda camera. U.S. Capitol Police/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters on Tuesday that the Capitol security footage from Jan. 6, 2021, will be released with blurred faces to prevent retaliation against protestors, including from the Department of Justice (DOJ).

“We have to blur some of the faces of 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 concerns and problems,” he said at a press conference.