Rep. Greene to Lead GOP Visit to Jan. 6 Defendants in DC Jail

Republican lawmakers sitting on the House Oversight Committee are planning to visit the jail holding Jan. 6 defendants in Washington, D.C., multiple media outlets confirmed.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. James Comer (Ky.), who both sit on the committee, told media outlets on Wednesday that they are intending to organize a trip to the Central Detention Facility to visit defendants who were criminally charged for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

Comer spokesperson confirmed the news with Fox News Greene leads the effort.

Greene told ABC announced that she would mail a note this week to congressmen to start the process of scheduling the visit.

Comper told It is located on the hill. “not high on [his] list” And he’ll let you know his plans.

The Epoch Times reached out to Greene’s & Comer’s offices in order for more information.

Tucker Carlson Airs Footage

It comes two days after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) released more than 40,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage to Fox News’s Tucker Carlson, who then aired some of the footage on his show on Monday and Tuesday.

One tape aired Monday’s photo showed Capitol Police officers marching alongside Jacob Chansley (a Jan. 6, defendant who was sentenced to a 41 month term after pleading guilty for obstruction). Chansley was walking past many Capitol officers unarmed.

One video showed Brian Sicknick, Capitol Police officer, giving instructions inside Capitol after apparently clashing with protestors. Carlson stated that this cast doubt on the main narrative that Sicknick was killed from a head injury.

These tapes were broadcast and have caused a stir in Congress as well as in the media. Republicans Although some people had mixed responses to the tape’s release, almost all of them were happy with it. Democrats The release of the tapes and Fox News’ coverage on it was condemned.

Greene stated in response to the airing of the tapes that Democrats had lied about the American people. “had people in place to make” It was the Capitol breach.

“The Democrats that support Antifa terrorism, lied about Covid and locked down America, ripped our borders wide open to Mexican Cartel terrorism and daily fentanyl murder of Americans, were the ones who did not place the National Guard at the Capital on J6 when they knew the intelligence because they had people in place to make it happen,” Greene posted a tweet on March 7 citing Tucker Carlson’s Monday Segment. “Then they blamed all of us for the breach of the Capital and have tortured American citizens as political prisoners.”

“You don’t get to ignore Antifa anarchists and terrorism on one hand and be all about justice for J6 on the other,” In a second post, she stated the following.

According to March 8, 2021’s report, over a thousand Americans were arrested for crimes connected to the Capitol breach. statement Publication by U.S. attorney’s office, D.C. The statement lists more than 320 people charged with hindering or assaulting law enforcement.

‘Human Rights Abuse’

Greene explained to The Hill that the visit was partially intended for a look at the Washington facility’s conditions.

“They’re pretrial, and they haven’t even been convicted, and they’re not allowed to see their families, many times are not allowed to see their attorneys. The food has been a major complaint,” Greene stated this to the outlet. “There’s been complaints of it tasting like cleaner.”

“We’re going to be addressing the human rights abuse, such as the fact that they’ve been held in solitary confinement up to 23 hours a day, denied the ability to see their families,” Greene stated.

An inspection in November 2021 report Publication by U.S. Marshals Service found “systematic failures” Conditions of confinement in Washington prison Violations of civil rights were noted at the Washington prison “overpowering” There are strong odors from urine and sewage. Punitive withholding of water and food. Lack of attention. “observable injuries” U.S. In the report, Marshal Lamont Ruffin said.

The Epoch Times reached out to the Washington Central Detention Facility in order for them to comment.

“As prisoners of this Jail, we have witnessed the horrendous treatment and have been personally afflicted by the hellacious conditions this Jail insists on tormenting its traumatized guests with,” It is a letter Written by Jan. 6, some prison inmates. “A more accurate terminology to describe the facility … would be to call this location an ‘evisceration facility,’ of the body, mind, and soul.”