After some back-and-forth with @TeamYouTube about my documentary footage of the crowd at Trump's J6 speech, the platform says they have had "thoughtful deliberation" and will keep the video down, but gave guidance on what they say will cause the video to stay up. 
https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1353722270720602116
While I dislike injecting myself into my raw footage, I believe access to it is critical ahead of this impeachment trial.
I will accordingly be re-uploading the video with the following introduction, which is unprecedented in my work:
I will accordingly be re-uploading the video with the following introduction, which is unprecedented in my work:
While I dislike having to inject any sort of commentary, this is historic as America is about to watch the first presidential impeachment in which the alleged high crime or misdemeanor was caught on tape.
This move appears to be necessary to keep the critical video online.
This move appears to be necessary to keep the critical video online.
The video should be uploaded at this link within a couple hours (I'm about to head out to cover another story).
I will note that I have overly self-labelled this video which contains no violence given that there was loss of life shortly after it was shot.
I will note that I have overly self-labelled this video which contains no violence given that there was loss of life shortly after it was shot.
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