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NEW: Obtained HBO Footage Shows Pelosi Again Taking Responsibility for Capitol Security on January 6
August 28, 2024
WASHINGTON - Today, the Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) is publishing NEW obtained documentary footage recorded by Alexandra Pelosi on January 6, 2021 and produced to the Subcommittee by HBO.
Click here to view the footage.
The bulk of these new videos show then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly saying “I take full responsibility.” Additionally, she discusses the firing of U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund and House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, Still, she stresses that blaming anyone besides Trump would be a "diversionary tactic."
Nancy Pelosi on January 6, 2021:
“We have totally failed. We have to take some responsibility for not holding the security accountable for what could have happened.”
“Oh my god, I cannot believe the stupidity of this. And I take the full responsibility”
Following the release of this footage, Chairman Loudermilk issued the below statement:
"This batch of unaired HBO footage is nothing new," said Chairman Loudermilk. "For over three years, Nancy Pelosi has refused to take responsibility for her failure to secure the Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021. Instead, she has pushed the focus of the failure on President Trump. As Speaker, she controlled House operations and security on the House side of the Capitol - which she acknowledges in this HBO footage."
Background:
Vice-chair Liz Cheney and Chair Bennie Thompson's J6 Select Committee had this footage but did not release it publicly and did not archive this footage at the end of the 117th Congress or hand it over when Republicans took the majority at the beginning of 2023. Therefore, the Subcommittee went directly to HBO to obtain the footage.
Click here to view the letter sent to HBO.
The first release of this behind-the-scenes HBO footage was in June.
For the past 3 years, Pelosi and House Democrats pushed the narrative that Trump was solely responsible for the events of January 6, 2021. But on January 6, Pelosi herself acknowledged three times on camera that she was responsible for Capitol security and ultimately, she was the one that should be accountable for the security of the capitol.
Click here to view the footage.
The bulk of these new videos show then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly saying “I take full responsibility.” Additionally, she discusses the firing of U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund and House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, Still, she stresses that blaming anyone besides Trump would be a "diversionary tactic."
Nancy Pelosi on January 6, 2021:
“We have totally failed. We have to take some responsibility for not holding the security accountable for what could have happened.”
“Oh my god, I cannot believe the stupidity of this. And I take the full responsibility”
Following the release of this footage, Chairman Loudermilk issued the below statement:
"This batch of unaired HBO footage is nothing new," said Chairman Loudermilk. "For over three years, Nancy Pelosi has refused to take responsibility for her failure to secure the Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021. Instead, she has pushed the focus of the failure on President Trump. As Speaker, she controlled House operations and security on the House side of the Capitol - which she acknowledges in this HBO footage."
Background:
Vice-chair Liz Cheney and Chair Bennie Thompson's J6 Select Committee had this footage but did not release it publicly and did not archive this footage at the end of the 117th Congress or hand it over when Republicans took the majority at the beginning of 2023. Therefore, the Subcommittee went directly to HBO to obtain the footage.
Click here to view the letter sent to HBO.
The first release of this behind-the-scenes HBO footage was in June.
For the past 3 years, Pelosi and House Democrats pushed the narrative that Trump was solely responsible for the events of January 6, 2021. But on January 6, Pelosi herself acknowledged three times on camera that she was responsible for Capitol security and ultimately, she was the one that should be accountable for the security of the capitol.