Documentarian Ford Fischer rediscovered some video from the riot on Jan. 6 that’s raising a lot of questions. This also adds a significant crimp to the story of the Jan.6 Committee.
A picture and video were taken by Tarik Johnson, Capitol Police Lieutenant, as he led Oathkeepers inside the building. He was wearing a MAGA Hat and shouting into a bullhorn.
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The clip that precedes him is shown with a MAGA cap. USCP Lieutenant Johnson can also be seen entering the building with several officers who have been tailed with Oath Keepers.
Footage by YouTuber Rico La Starza (https://t.co/75qTGftGl4) shows Johnson wearing the cap and asking for Oathkeepers’ help moments earlier. pic.twitter.com/dEAhUumVJ7
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 18, 2022
My next shot shows Capitol Police Lieutenant Tarikkhalid Johnson in a MAGA Cap, shouting into a bullhorn, while leading many officers out of building. He was followed by protesters. pic.twitter.com/zE1Uzi2ddu
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 18, 2022
This has already been reported, but not in large numbers. Johnson claimed that Johnson appealed for Oathkeepers to assist him in getting some of his officers out of the building.
I hadn’t seen this angle before, but helmet-camera footage by @stephenehornThe USCP Lieutenant comes down East Steps still in the MAGA cap after his apparent extraction mission, for which he hired Oathkeepers. https://t.co/jbYeZrIXpU
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 19, 2022
The exact location of the hat is unknown.
Johnson appealed to terrorists in the video and they volunteered to assist him with getting the officers out. He didn’t fear appealing to those guys. That kind of blows out a lot of what has been said against Oathkeepers. Now, I don’t know what the legal status is of the folks who helped him, but if they got charged for going in, that would seem a very significant defense. Plus, it seems to militate against the “insurrection” idea, if they’re trying to help get people out. And they don’t look like “armed terrorists” as the Jan. 6 Committee has tried to paint them when they’re trying to help the police.
Johnson was fired for the wearing of the hat. However, he said that it was to get other officers out.
Add another factor to the already disastrous Jan. 6 Committee. 89 percent of Americans say the Committee hasn’t changed their minds about the incident and 8 in 10 Republicans still have a favorable impression of President Donald Trump.