The Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to provide Fox election denier Tucker Carlson with exclusive access to video tapes of the January 6 insurrection may be a violation of the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has ruled that there is no First Amendment right to government information, and the courts have also ruled that discriminatory access is unconstitutional. (The Seattle Times, March 1, 2023, by Michael I. Meyerson from The Baltimore Sun)
McCarthy slowed the process of releasing the tapes to make sure none of it compromises Capitol security but expressed no concern about First Amendment issues. (The Hill, February 28, 2023, by Emily Brooks and Mike Lillis)