New federal docs unveil massive amount of evidence collected during Jan. 6 Capitol riots

ORLANDO, Fla. — New federal documents are unveiling the massive amount of evidence that was collected and is now being used against those accused in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

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Investigative reporter Karla Ray has a breakdown of the video, internet postings, and FBI tips being used by prosecutors pursuing the charges.

Though the incident unfolded on national television, just-filed court records are giving a glimpse of what other footage prosecutors plan to use to try to put those involved in the Capitol siege in prison.

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Here are some of the numbers:

• 1,063 files with 714 hours of body camera footage from 675 Metropolitan Police Department officers.
• 104 files consisting of 102 hours of body and pole camera footage from 54 Arlington County police officers.
• Just over 24,000 files consisting of even more body camera video, closed circuit video footage, and surveillance footage.

Prosecutors noted that for context, the files provided would take 102 days to view.

The breakdown was provided to defendants, including former Central Florida Officer Kevin Tuck, to help attorneys prepare for trial.  In fact, the government has created spreadsheets to help attorneys for the accused search for relevant evidence that may help them defend their clients.

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Through what’s described as an “unprecedented collaboration,” a separate, stand-alone website has been made available to allow “in-custody Capitol siege defendants who are pending trial to view video footage” and other evidence.

Despite all that has been collected and disclosed so far, there is more to come. The government expects to provide over 900 records from FBI interviews of law enforcement officers, as well as archived posts and comments and videos that were pulled from the social media website Parler.

“The events of January 6 were historic, not only because they represented the first time American citizens had stormed the Capitol, but because the amount of information and evidence involved is unprecedented,” prosecutors wrote.

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Some of the evidence collected will not ever be made public, including highly sensitive materials including allegations about officers’ use of force or complicity with rioters, and maps of the Capitol and grounds that could impact security.

So far, more than 750 people have been arrested in connection with the Capitol riots, with more of them from Florida than any other state.

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