‘F**k yourself’: Former MPD officer who was beaten during Jan. 6 riot tells GOP lawmaker
Former officer Michael Fanone interrupted Rep. Troy Nehls as he shifted blame from Trump to Capitol leadership during the House Judiciary Committee hearing.
- During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Troy Nehls said the fault did not lie with Donald Trump before Michael Fanone interrupted after a loud cough.
- Michael Fanone sat in the audience with three fellow officers who had been deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021; Fanone was dragged out and beaten during one of the most violent clashes that day.
- In his testimony, Jack Smith cautioned that failing to hold people accountable can endanger election processes, election workers and ultimately democracy.
- The exchange underscored a dispute between Nehls and officers over who should be held accountable, with Nehls arguing the fault lay with the US Capitol leadership team.
- Smith, the former special prosecutor, made his first public appearance before lawmakers at the hearing and said he was shocked when he saw the attack on the Capitol.
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Michael Fanone, Former Capitol Police Officer, Calls Out Ivan Rankin And Troy Nehls, Says 'F**k Yourself' Over Jan. 6 Blame
A former Capitol Police officer, who was severely beaten and injured by protesters during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, called out a GOP lawmaker and a far-right activist over their comments during a hearing on Thursday. Texas lawmaker blames MPD officials for the Jan. 6 attack Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, attempted to blame Michael Fanone and several other Metropolitan Police Department officials, rather than President Donald Trump, for their handling o…
‘F**k yourself,’ former police officer who was beaten during Jan. 6 riot tells U.S. lawmaker
As Republican Rep. Troy Nehls attempted to place blame for the January 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Police officials and not on U.S. President Donald Trump, former Washington, D.C., police officer Michael Fanone — who was severely beaten by protestors that day — interrupted with a cough and a quick message.
Dropkick Murphys Shares Video of Michael Fanone Confronting Jan. 6 Supporter Wearing Their ‘Fighting Nazi’ Shirt
Screenshot via Threads. Boston Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys proudly shared a video of former DC Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone confronting a Jan. 6 conspiracy theorist at a House Judiciary Committee hearing while wearing one of their t-shirts, noting that he was a longtime fan. Fanone, along with several other former officers who helped defend the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, attended the Judiciary hearing Thursday wher…
‘F**k yourself’: Former MPD officer who was beaten during Jan. 6 riot tells GOP lawmaker
As Republican Rep. Troy Nehls attempted to place blame for the January 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Police officials and not on President Donald Trump, former Washington, DC, police officer Michael Fanone — who was severely beaten by protestors that day — interrupted with a cough and a quick message.
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