{"id":756,"asset_id":"1038","title":"U.S. Capitol Police Tells Federal Court January 6 Videos Are Not Public Records","alias":"u-s-capitol-police-tells-federal-court-january-6-videos-are-not-public-records","introtext":"<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">U.S. Capitol Police Tells Federal Court January 6 Videos Are Not Public Records<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/div>\r\n<p><br \/> What is Nancy Pelosi hiding?<br \/> <br \/> The U.S. Capitol Police are trying to shut down a public records lawsuit for January 6 disturbance video and emails by <a href=\"https:\/\/myjw.pr.judicialwatch.org\/link.php?AGENCY=jw&amp;M=15271514&amp;N=56470&amp;L=25642&amp;F=H&amp;drurl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVkaWNpYWx3YXRjaC5vcmcvZG9jdW1lbnRzL2p3LXYtdS1zLWNhcGl0b2wtcG9saWNlLW1vdGlvbi0wMDQwMS8\/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1kZXBsb3llciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkrdXBkYXRlJnV0bV90ZXJtPW1lbWJlcnMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyMTA4MjEwMDA0MTA=\">arguing<\/a> to a federal court that the requested records are \u201cnot public records.\u201d<br \/> <br \/> We filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/myjw.pr.judicialwatch.org\/link.php?AGENCY=jw&amp;M=15271514&amp;N=56470&amp;L=22137&amp;F=H&amp;drurl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVkaWNpYWx3YXRjaC5vcmcvcHJlc3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvanctc3Vlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXBvbGljZS8\/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1kZXBsb3llciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkrdXBkYXRlJnV0bV90ZXJtPW1lbWJlcnMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyMTA4MjEwMDA0MTA=\">lawsuit<\/a> in February under the common law right of access to public records after the U.S. Capitol Police refused to provide any records in response to a January 21, 2021, request for:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Email communications between the U.S. Capitol Police Executive Team and the Capitol Police Board concerning the security of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The timeframe of this request is from January 1, 2021 through January 10, 2021.<\/li>\r\n<li>Email communications of the Capitol Police Board with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security concerning the security of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The timeframe of this request is from January 1, 2021through January 10, 2021.<\/li>\r\n<li>All video footage from within the Capitol between 12 pm and 9 pm on January 6, 2021.&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Regarding withholding the videos, the U.S. Capitol Police&nbsp;told the court:<\/p>\r\n","fulltext":"\r\n<div><br \/> The USCP\u2019s camera security system, including footage recorded by it within the Capitol and sought by [Judicial Watch <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myjw.pr.judicialwatch.org\/link.php?AGENCY=jw&amp;M=15271514&amp;N=56470&amp;L=25551&amp;F=H&amp;drurl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVkaWNpYWx3YXRjaC5vcmcvcHJlc3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvYmFiYml0dC1jcmVtYXRpb24tcmVxdWVzdC8\/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1kZXBsb3llciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkrdXBkYXRlJnV0bV90ZXJtPW1lbWJlcnMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyMTA4MjEwMDA0MTA=&quot;&gt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> uncovered documents from Washington, DC\u2019s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) related to Air Force veteran and San Diego native Ashli Babbitt. These documents reveal that OCME submitted a request for permission to cremate Babbitt only two days after taking custody of her body and that due to the \u201chigh profile nature\u201d of Babbitt\u2019s case, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Francisco Diaz requested that a secure electronic file with limited access be created for Babbitt\u2019s records. Additionally, Babbitt\u2019s fingerprints were emailed to a person supposedly working for the DC government, which resulted in Microsoft \u201cundeliverable\u201d messages written in Chinese characters being returned.<br \/><br \/> In July, we filed a FOIA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/myjw.pr.judicialwatch.org\/link.php?AGENCY=jw&amp;M=15271514&amp;N=56470&amp;L=25315&amp;F=H&amp;drurl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVkaWNpYWx3YXRjaC5vcmcvcHJlc3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvYmFuay1kYXRhLWphbi02Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPWRlcGxveWVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSt1cGRhdGUmdXRtX3Rlcm09bWVtYmVycyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0yMDIxMDgyMTAwMDQxMA==\">lawsuit<\/a>&nbsp;against the DOJ for records of communication between the FBI and several financial institutions about the reported transfer of financial transactions made by people in DC, Maryland and Virginia on January 5 and January 6, 2021. The FBI refused to confirm or deny any such records exist. Also in July, Judicial Watch filed a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/myjw.pr.judicialwatch.org\/link.php?AGENCY=jw&amp;M=15271514&amp;N=56470&amp;L=25331&amp;F=H&amp;drurl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVkaWNpYWx3YXRjaC5vcmcvcHJlc3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvcG9zdGFsLXNlcnZpY2Utc29jaWFsLW1lZGlhLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWRlcGxveWVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSt1cGRhdGUmdXRtX3Rlcm09bWVtYmVycyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0yMDIxMDgyMTAwMDQxMA==\">lawsuit<\/a>&nbsp;against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for information relating to the tracking and collecting of Americans\u2019 social media posts through its Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP).<br \/><br \/> In May, we&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/myjw.pr.judicialwatch.org\/link.php?AGENCY=jw&amp;M=15271514&amp;N=56470&amp;L=24982&amp;F=H&amp;drurl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVkaWNpYWx3YXRjaC5vcmcvcHJlc3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvanctamFuLTYtcGVudGFnb24tdXNwcC8\/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1kZXBsb3llciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkrdXBkYXRlJnV0bV90ZXJtPW1lbWJlcnMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyMTA4MjEwMDA0MTA=\">sued<\/a>&nbsp;both the Department of the Interior and the Department of Defense for records regarding the deployment of armed forces around the Capitol complex in Washington, D.C., in January and February of 2021.<br \/><br \/> In March, we sued the District of Columbia for the autopsy of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and related records. Pressure from this lawsuit helped lead to the disclosure that Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/myjw.pr.judicialwatch.org\/link.php?AGENCY=jw&amp;M=15271514&amp;N=56470&amp;L=24927&amp;F=H&amp;drurl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXNjcC5nb3YvbWVkaWEtY2VudGVyL3ByZXNzLXJlbGVhc2VzL21lZGljYWwtZXhhbWluZXItZmluZHMtdXNjcC1vZmZpY2VyLWJyaWFuLXNpY2tuaWNrLWRpZWQtbmF0dXJhbC1jYXVzZXM\/dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1kZXBsb3llciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13ZWVrbHkrdXBkYXRlJnV0bV90ZXJtPW1lbWJlcnMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9MjAyMTA4MjEwMDA0MTA=\">natural causes<\/a>. Also in March, we filed a FOIA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/myjw.pr.judicialwatch.org\/link.php?AGENCY=jw&amp;M=15271514&amp;N=56470&amp;L=22334&amp;F=H&amp;drurl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVkaWNpYWx3YXRjaC5vcmcvcHJlc3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvcGVsb3NpLXBlbnRhZ29uLWNoaWVmLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWRlcGxveWVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXdlZWtseSt1cGRhdGUmdXRtX3Rlcm09bWVtYmVycyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0yMDIxMDgyMTAwMDQxMA==\">lawsuit<\/a>&nbsp;against the U.S. Department of Defense for records about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s January 8, 2021, telephone call with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.<br \/><br \/> Once again, Judicial Watch is doing the heavy lifting that a Congress, a media, and an honest executive branch also ought to be doing!<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Judicial Watch, Inc.<br \/> 425 3rd St Sw Ste 800<br \/> Washington, DC 20024<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.judicialwatch.org\/donate\/thank-you-986\/?utm_source=deployer&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=weekly+update&amp;utm_term=members&amp;utm_content=20210821000410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;CONTRIBUTE<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>202.646.5172<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>","state":1,"catid":"62","created":"2021-08-21 03:41:55","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2021-10-01 01:14:15","modified_by":"873","checked_out":"873","checked_out_time":"2021-10-01 01:13:51","publish_up":"2021-08-21 03:41:55","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":4,"ordering":"2","metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":"49","metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}