Officers recount the January 6 riot at the first hearing, saying Trump is to blame and insurrection should not be downplayed
Richard Cowan and Sarah N Lynch
“I feel like I went to hell and back to protect the people in this room,” said District of Columbia police officer Michael Fanone, referring to legislators. “The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful,” Fanone added, slamming his hand onto the witness table. Committee chair Bennie Thompson and Republican panel member Liz Cheney warned against “whitewashing” a riot in which more than 535 people now face criminal charges even as Trump allies try to minimise the incident and accuse the committee of political motivations.
Fanone said he was pulled into the crowd, beaten, shocked repeatedly with a Taser, robbed of his badge and knocked unconscious, with doctors telling him he suffered a heart attack. Fanone said he heard a rioter say “kill him”. Washington officer Daniel Hodges called the rioters terrorists, citing the term’s legal definition. He said they told him: “You will die on your knees!”
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