Ex-Capitol Police Officer Promises to Release Info on Jan. 6 'Cover-Up'

Former U.S. Capitol Police Lieutenant Tarik Johnson has revealed his plans to release information about a January 6 "cover-up."

On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump 's supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C., while Congress was attempting to certify the 2020 election results after the former president baselessly claimed the election was stolen from him in favor of President Joe Biden , via widespread voter fraud.

More than 1,200 people have been charged in the deadly siege, according to the latest data from the Department of Justice (DOJ), including more than 400 accused of assaulting or impeding law enforcement, which is a felony.

Supporters of ex-President Donald Trump swarm the U.S. Capitol's east steps during the siege of January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Former U.S. Capitol Police Lieutenant Tarik Johnson has revealed plans to release information about a January 6 "cover-up."

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Johnson claimed, without providing evidence, that the events of January 6 were a "set-up," which was then concealed to the public.

He wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter , on Thursday, "I spoke to my lawyer and I told him what my plans are as it relates to releasing information on X about the J6 set-up and the cover-up that ensued after."

After consulting with his lawyer, Johnson said that he was given the green light to release the information relating to the Capitol attack. He said he hopes to release the information by next week.

"Please know that I am fighting for EVERYONE that was aggrieved from the events of J6 and UNITY in our country," Johnson posted. "I am a LION and I will protect my cubs. In this case they are EVERYONE in the J6 community as you were set-up and that should not have happened to you even if you did wrong things that day.

"The police from all 17 agencies that responded to the Capitol to defend it as we should have been more prepared that day. All the people that died on J6 or as a result from that day. All whistleblowers from every agency that put their careers in jeopardy and or lost them because they wanted the truth out and saw what was happening to US citizens because of J6," Johnson continued.