Speaker Johnson Praised for Releasing Jan. 6 Tapes: ‘Important for Americans to Know The Truth’

House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) praised House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for releasing the Jan. 6 tapes.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a news conference after a weekly Republican conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Nov. 14, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said that House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) recent decision to release over 40,000 hours of Jan. 6 Capitol incident footage was a praiseworthy and “important” step in uncovering the truth of what happened that day.

“It’s important for Americans to know the truth,“ Mr. Turner said in an interview on NBC’s ”Meet the Press” when asked whether Mr. Johnson’s decision to release the tapes was a responsible one despite concerns expressed by the Capitol Police that the move could jeopardize security.