New Capitol Police body cam footage from the Jan. 6 protest shows Infowars founder Alex Jones telling protesters to be respectful to police at the barricades outside the Capitol building.
In the footage, a voice from an officer’s radio can be heard saying that Jones was telling protesters to back off the barricades and march peacefully.
“Alex Jones is advising them [protesters] to back off the police lines & start marching around the @uscapitol, per Intel 1,” the officer said.
. @DCPoliceDept Sharp 🎥
1:53pm 👮♂️📻, “Intel 1” (presumably undercover 👮♂️officers) inform “Units:”
“Alex Jones is advising them [protesters] to back off the police lines & start marching around the @uscapitol, per Intel 1”
Confirmation undercover or CHS was following Jones pic.twitter.com/rtCFPB4UBC
— NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) March 18, 2023
. @DCPoliceDept Sharp 🎥
1:51:24pm Undercover👮♂️following Alex Jones on Jan 6:
“Intel 1, be advised, Alex Jones is here on west front, north side of stairs, giving a speech now, rallying crowd”
Mins later “Intel 1” reports Jones asks crowd 2 back off👮♂️& go around 2 East side pic.twitter.com/KMDjoNJNch
— NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) March 19, 2023
The body cam footage also paints a clearer picture of how events unfolded outside the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, including how police were given stand-down orders at critical points during the protest.
. @DCPoliceDept Sharp 🎥
At 1:54pm n Jan 6, a whole 30 mins prior to the west @uscapitol steps falling, @CapitolPolice were ordering a retreat of JUST their officers to inside the Capitol
Listen 🎧 to the 📻 announcement advising that @CapitolPolice were heading inside pic.twitter.com/kKdrQpCRrC
— NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) March 18, 2023
The breakdown of security compelled Capitol Police to escalate the situation by firing off tear gas rounds and tasing protesters, sometimes at each other.
@DCPoliceDept body 🎥 of Jeffrey Leslie, arriving @uscapitol
“Where’s is everybody?”
👮♂️ “Capitol [Police] not doing nothing y’all”
Leslie: “Is it just you guys?”
👮♂️: “Yea everybody else down there [west plaza] OC’d & everything”
2:14pm DC Metro already🗣️@CapitolPolice inept pic.twitter.com/oa6T08ecLC
— NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) March 2, 2023
. @DCPoliceDept Sharp 🎥
Frustrated after seeing DC Metro spray 👮♂️ line with 🌶️ 🧯
“You’re spraying the whole cops. You gotta get in front of everybody”
“I got ‘em!”
“No! You got the cops 👮♂️!” pic.twitter.com/46xBVmgLZm
— NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) March 18, 2023
. @DCPoliceDept Sharp 🎥
2:17-2:20pm: DC Metro on scene CDR @uscapitol west plaza attempts 5x radio 📻 calls 2 @CapitolPolice asking where he can pull 👮♂️back, feeling they’re about 2 lose steps
Every call goes unanswered
5 mins later, 👮♂️ CS themselves. 7 mins later steps fall pic.twitter.com/maRAzA766k
— NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) March 19, 2023
. @DCPoliceDept Sharp 🎥
1 min prior to 👮♂️ Alioto & Khoury deploying CS gas ☁️ on @uscapitol west side, which forced 👮♂️ to retreat, DC Metro CDR was trying to coordinate additional support:
“Can the Park Police support us w horses 🐎?”
Within 3 minutes the west steps fell pic.twitter.com/ObbQkFtIhz
— NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) March 19, 2023
A thorough and informative Twitter thread showing a series of body cam clips and key moments from the Jan. 6 protest can be found HERE.
