that it was not just some rowdy peaceful protest of boy scouts. >> i think it was a -- yeah, it was an attack on the capitol. >> reporter: the fox news host also accusing capitol police of willfully ignoring some of the attacks and even claimed without evidence the federal government had operatives in the crowd to fuel the violence. capitol police chief tom manger calling the report, quote, filled with offense i have and misleading conclusions about the january 6th attack. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said -- >> it was a mistake in my view for fox news to depict this in a way that's completely at variance with what our chief law enforcement official here at the capitol thinks. >> reporter: house speaker kevin mccarthy who gave carlson access to the footage doubling down on his decision. >> i said at the very beginning transparency, and so what i wanted to produce for everybody