chairman, i was called onto serve during the summer riots as an air national guardsman. i condemn those riots and the destruction of property that resulted. but not once did i ever feel that the future of self-governance was threatened like i did on january 6th. there was a difference between breaking the law and rejecting the rule of law, between a crime, even grave crimes and a coup. as we begin our work today, i want to call this committee's attention to an oath of office, not to a party, not to an individual, but to the constitution that represents all americans. everyone in elected office knows how hard it can be sometimes to keep that oath, to preserve, defend and protect the constitution of the united states in the forefront of our minds with the political pressures and reelections always around the corner. mr. chairman, our witnesses today, like every law enforcement officer across the country, took the same oath we did. on january 6th, the temptation to compromise their oath didn't come in the form of a campaign check or leadership or an all caps tweet. it came

chairman i was called on to serve during the summer riots as an air national guardsman. i condemn those riots and the destruction of property that resulted. but not once did i ever feel that the future of self-governance was threatened like i did on january 6th. there is a difference between breaking the law and rejecting the rule of law. between a crime even grave crimes and a coup. as we begin our work today i want to call this committee's attention to the oath of office. an oath not to a party or an individual but to the constitution that represents all americans. everyone in elected office knows how hard it can be to keep that oath, to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and the forefront with our minds with the political pressures and elections around the corner. mr. chairman. our witnesses today like every other law enforcement officer took the same oath we did. on january 6 the temptation to compromise, it came in the form of a violent mob. while we on the dais were whisked away from the danger heroes like those here paid the price.

. >> i was called on to serve during the summer riots as an air national guardsman.tion of property that resulted, but not once did i ever feel that the future of self-governance was threatened like i did on january 6th. there is a difference between breaking the law and rejecting the rule of law, between a crime, even grave crimes, and a coup. as we begin our work today i want to call this committee's attention to the oath of office, an oath not to a party, not to an individual, but to the constitution that represents all americans. >> david plouffe, that was for a stunning hour's of hearing, that was for me one of the more stunning rebukes to right-wing disinformation and lies. >> well, it sure was, nicolle. it is startling sadly to see somebody with an "r" after their name saying those things, but back to your previous question about the bottom. i don't think we're anywhere near it. i mean my sense is january 6th will now become an iconic date in the modern republican party, a date to celebrate. i think you will see members of congress doing events. i think you wi

chairman, i was called onto serve during the summer riots as an air national guardsman. i condemn those riots and the destruction of property that resulted. but not once did i ever feel that the future of self-governance was threatened like i did on january 6th. there was a difference between breaking the law and rejecting the rule of law, between a crime, even grave crimes and a coup. as we begin our work today, i want to call this committee's attention to an oath of office, not to a party, not to an individual, but to the constitution that represents all americans. everyone in elected office knows how hard it can be sometimes to keep that oath, to preserve, defend and protect the constitution of the united states in the forefront of our minds with the political pressures and reelections always around the corner. mr. chairman, our witnesses today, like every law enforcement officer across the country, took the same oath we did. on january 6th, the temptation to compromise their oath didn't come in the form of a campaign check or leadership or an all caps tweet. it came

chairman, i was called on to serve during the summer riots as an air national guardsman.e riots and destruction of property, but not once did i ever feel that the future of self governance was threatened like i did on january 6th. there is a difference between breaking the law and rejecting the rule of law. between a criminal even grave crimes and a coup. as we begin our work today i want to call this committee as tension to the oath of office, not to a party or to an individual but to a constitution that represents all americans. every in elected office knows how hard it could be sometimes to keep that oath. to preserve and protect the constitution of the united states in the forefront of our minds with the political pressures and re-elections always around the corner. but mr. chairman, our witnesses today like every law enforcement officer across the country took the same oath we did and on january 6th, the temptation to compromise those oaths didn't come in the form of a campaign check or a threat for leadership an all caps tweet. it came in the form of a violent mob.