Jan. 6 committee releases video of Capitol tour the day before attack

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack released surveillance video on Wednesday of a tour led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) one day before the riot. Participants took photos and videos of areas of the Capitol complex that are "not typically of interest to tourists, including hallways, staircases, and security checkpoints," the committee said.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.