The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withheld more than 8,000 hours of U.S. Capitol security video covering noon to 8 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, leaving criminal defendants without access to more than 60 percent of the footage turned over to the FBI, a federal court filing says.
William A. Pope of Topeka, Kansas, made that assertion in a June 1 filing with U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington.
Pope is defending himself against eight federal charges from his presence on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6. He has for months been seeking more access to videos and other evidence that could be exculpatory in his case….