Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will make all surveillance footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot available for the public to access online starting "immediately," the House leader announced Friday.

The tapes will be posted on a public website and contain more than 44,000 hours of security footage taken during the Jan. 6 riot, barring any video that contains sensitive security information or "information that would lead to retaliation of private citizens," according to the speaker's office. The footage is expected to be released in tranches beginning Friday and will continue being posted over the next several months.

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"This decision will provide millions of Americans, criminal defendants, public interest organizations, and the media an ability to see for themselves what happened that day, rather than having to rely upon the interpretation of a small group of government officials," Johnson said in a statement.

The videos will blur the faces of private citizens to ensure no one is "targeted for retaliation of any kind," the speaker said. Roughly 5% of the video footage will not be posted due to sensitive security information "related to the building architecture."

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The release comes after a monthslong push from House Republicans to make public the riot footage, particularly from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who used it as a negotiating condition with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) during the speakership election in January. McCarthy agreed to release the tapes in exchange for Gaetz's support, which the Florida Republican later used as a reason to oust the former speaker from his top leadership position.

During his campaign for House speaker after McCarthy's removal, Johnson vowed to release the tapes if he secured the gavel, which was praised by Gaetz, who later supported his candidacy.