VIDEO THREAD: On Tuesday, Rep @mattgaetz held a field hearing about January 6 at the Capitol to scrutinize the day's investigation and aftermath.
"So much of our work has uncovered things that initially were deemed conspiracy theories but we now have sworn evidence to prove."
The 1st witness at the J6 field hearing was @JeffClarkUS, a former Trump official who called the formation of the January 6 Committee "lawless."
He called the hearings "carefully scripted by Hollywood."
He condemns the committee for having left much of its evidence unreleased.
The second witness at the J6 Field Hearing was @EagleEdMartin (who led the first Stop the Steal rally I filmed - November 5, 2020).
He is now representing three January 6 defendants, who he says are "targeted, lied about in the press."
He says due process and speedy trial are… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
CW: Discussion of suicide
Testifying next was @GeriPerna, whose nephew Matthew Perna hanged himself ahead of sentencing for his January 6 charges.
She says he was inconsolable during their final conversation on the phone.
"He had struggled from the start to live with shame and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Walk Away founder @BrandonStraka described his January 6 experience. He was initially charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor, but ultimately pled down to a misdemeanor.
He describes being evicted from his apartment and deplatformed from digital services in the aftermath. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Sarah McAbee @TheRealJ6Bae testified about her husband Ronald Colton McAbee, a sheriff's deputy charged with fighting police on January 6.
She says he's been moved several times from jail to jail, and has had week-long stretches of solitary confinement.
She says a guard emptied… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Former underwear model @TheJohnStrand, who is soon to begin a 32 month prison sentence for January 6, says he was there only as security for Simone Gold, who herself has served 60 days.
Following his conviction at trial, the judge apparently condemned him over public comments he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A point of difference between some participants in the J6 Field Hearing was over whether the full January 6 footage should be released to the public.
(In full disclosure, as a primary source documentarian, I have openly advocated the full release.)
@JeffClarkUS says every… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Congresswoman @RepMTG says "January 6 tapes, if they were to get out - and I support releasing them - I've said it all along. But if they do get out, Sedition Hunters will come."
"I know that everybody can look at it and say 'we all know who everyone is now' but at the same… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Rep Greene invited @TaylerUSA Hansen to speak, who describes confusion as riot munitions hurt people further back in the crowd from the frontline on January 6.
Hansen says he recognized a woman there from Portland "affiliated with Antifa."
He says he wasn't asked by USCP, MPD,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Citing his experience as a Sheriff, @RepTroyNehls says "I believe Ashli Babbitt was murdered that day."
"I know a little bit about use of force, and what disturbed me about that investigation into Lt. Byrd is that it never went to a grand jury."
"That shooting should go to a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
On the full release of the J6 tapes, Congressman @DrPaulGosar says "A picture is worth a thousand words."
"They're all going to come after us regardless, so it seems to me like we aught to be making this big push and maybe turn the tide."
"The videotapes gotta come out."
As the J6 Field Hearing ended, @BrandonStraka testified to another grievance:
He describes that he believes J6 defendants should have their case jurisdiction released from DC, but also sentencing jurisdiction, meaning probation is overseen by DC judges rather than home state.
"We're trying to correct history" @mattgaetz said in a brief press gaggle afterwards.
I asked about whether Rep Gaetz and @RepMTG would push @SpeakerMcCarthy to release the J6 tapes to the public as promised.
"That's a question for Speaker Kevin McCarthy," Rep Greene says "I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Here is my full, 4K @N2Sreports footage of the congressional field hearing on January 6 led by conservative members of the House.
As always, all footage is available to license.
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