i've had very detailed conversations, too, with officer fanone. and i'm available to talk with him any time he wants even if it's just to talk. but i ask you to just keep in mind we have 362,000 members across this country. and my job is to do my absolute best every day to provide them and their local unions the help and benefits and support that they need in order to service their members. our structure is a little different than maybe some other organizations. and i ask you to keep in mind that we're a very democratic organization. the fop units and over 2,200 lodges interact independently with their own local governing body. and i have had regular contact with the u.s. capitol police and the d.c. metropolitan police and their elected labor union leaders ready to offer any assistance we can to support them and their members. i know that their focus is on the health and recovery of nearly 200 law enforcement officers who receive various injuries that day. some incredibly serious. and i know that these labor committees are committed to the support

>> i think fanone hit the nail on the head there. as patrol officers, we can only, you know, deal with crimes that happen on the streets, misdemeanors and occasionally violent felonies, but you guys are the only ones we've got to deal with crimes that occur above us. i need you guys to address if anyone in power had a role in this, if anyone in power coordinated or aided or abetted or tried to down play, tried to prevent the investigation of this terrorist attack because we can't do it, we're not allowed to. i think the majority of americans are looking forward to that as well. >> thank you. officer dunn? >> thank you, chairman. there's a sentiment going around that says everybody is trying to make january 6th political. well, it is not a secret it was political. they literally were there to stop the steal, so when people say it shouldn't be political. it is, it was, and it is. there's no getting around that. telling the truth shouldn't be hard. fighting on january 6th, that was hard. showing up january 7th, that was hard. the 8th, t

police officer michael fanone tonight. officer fanone, you might recall, answered the call on january 6th to defend the capitol from the mob. and in the line of service, he was violently beaten and tased, leaving him seriously injured. he is forced to live with that reality every day, even as republicans try to rewrite the history of the attack. tonight, my exclusive interview with michael fanone about his fight for an investigation into the event that threatened his life and left others dead. don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ just two pills for all day pain relief. aleve it, and see what's possible. ♪ (vo) the subaru crosstrek. dog tested. dog approved. some days, you just don't have it. not my uncle, though. he's taking trulicity for his type 2 diabetes and now, he's really on his game. once-weekly trulicity lowers your a1c by helping your body release the insulin it's already making. most people reached an a1c under 7%. plus, trulicity can lower your risk of cardiovascular events. it can also help you lose up to 10 pounds. trulici

and officer fanone will join me next.onths after insurrectionist stormed the capitol, those who are there, are still recovering from horrors of that day in particular, the police officers to defend the capital. with the new york times points out some of the personal trauma of some officers, his footage of how violent it was. there are capital police officers who are still going to work there every day. many of the people they are protecting our outright sympathetic to the mob that attacked them. michael fanone is not a capitol police officer, he's the member of the d.c. metropolitan police department. he is one of the number of members of the police who -- and when the rioters reached the capital. fanone it's still out on medical leave after being brutally attacked the, day and he's been spending time on capitol hill in a new rule of sorts, trying to get members of capital -- congress trying to stop denying what happened that day. michael fanone joins me now. good to have you on the program. i want to start and ask you ho

officer brian fanone, officer michael fanone not hiding behind voice mail.will respond to that and more next. (realtor) the previous owners left in a hurry, so the house comes with everything you see. follow me. ♪ (realtor) so, any questions? (wife) we'll take it! (realtor) great. (vo) it will haunt your senses. the heart-pounding audi suv family. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. you need an ecolab scientific clean here. and you need it here. and here. and here. which is why the scientific expertise that helps operating rooms stay clean is now helping the places you go every day too. seek a commitment to clean. look for the ecolab science certified seal. >>> what makes the struggle harder and more painful is to know so many of my fellow citizens, including so many of the people i put my life at risk to defend, are down playing or outright denying what happened. i feel like i went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room. but too many are now telling me that hell doesn't exist, or that hell actually wasn't that bad. the in

think about what officer fanone went through. you had a brain injury? >> traumatic brain injury. >> heart attack. >> heart attack, concushion and also diagnosed with post traumatic distress disorder. >> okay. it includes some incredibly offensive language, but we think people need to hear the kind of attacks these officers are facing right now just for telling the truth about january 6th. play it. >> yeah, this is for michael fanone, metropolitan police officer. you're on trial right now lying. you want an emmy, an oscar? what are you trying to go for here? you're so full of -- i can knock you out. you're a punk faggot, you're a lying fuck. had you been all that scum for two years burning our cities and stealing all the shit out of stores and everything. how about that? assaulting the cops and killing people? how about that, you fucker? you people are scum. they stole the election from trump and you know that, you scumbag. and too bad they didn't beat the shit out of you more. you're a piece of shit. you're a little fag, you fucking scumbag. >> it was i

play it. >> yeah, this is for michael fanone, metropolitan police officer.ar? what are you trying to go for here? you're so full of shit you little faggot fucker. you're a little pussy man. i could slide you up the side of your head and w. a backhand and knock you out. you're a punk faggot. you're a lying fuck. how about all that black scummy scum for two years destroying our cities and burning them and stealing all the shit out of the stores and everything? how about that? assaulting cops and killing people. how about that, you fucker? that was shit on the goddamn capitol. i wish they would have killed all you scumbagds. because you people are scum. they stole the election from trump and you know that you scum-bag. and you fucking -- too bad they didn't beat the shit out of you more. you're a piece of shit. you're a little fag, you fucking scumbag. >> it was important for you. you did not want us to censor that. what do you say to that? what do you want people to know and that idiot? >> i remember my first reaction immediately after listening to that phone

it is officer michael fanone.nd he says that he is shocked, but not surprised, that 190 republicans voted no today. he'll be here, tonight, and you will want to know what he says. you'll want to hear it. so, he'll be here. we have a jam-packed two hours for you on all of this news. the breaking news, on all of these subjects. >>> so, let's get straight to the bill cosby released from prison today. joining me now, two of cosby's accusers. joan tarsich and shalane both join us. with them, her attorney. hi, joan, how are you? >> don, i'm fine. >> joany and i have become friends over the years and i am so happy to have her here to discuss this. so, joany, thank you. to see this conviction thrown out. it's -- i know it is daefb sta devastating to you but how are you feeling? >> a friend of mine called me from italy, this morning, and said did you hear the bill cosby news? and i said, what? and then, "the new york times" came in over my phone. and i was shocked. i mean, you know, i'm -- i don't think prison helps anybod

i went up to him and told him, hey, it's fanone. i remember he stretched out his hand to shake mine. that's when he told me that the guys that were just beyond that set of double doors had been fighting there for, i believe he said about 30 minutes. i don't think he realized what time it was, because they'd been fighting since around 1:00 p.m. it was 3:00. those guys had been there fighting for two hours unrelieved. i remember looking up through the set of double doors. there was glass panes. you could see the cs gas, like white powder still lingering in the air. it was at that point that i realized i probably should have brought my gas mask. so i went through the double doors and i say rayme kyle, who was overseeing all the detectives units, like other sergeants, lieutenants, captains that day, he self-deployed and found himself commanding a group of about 30 or 40 officers there in the lower west terrace tunnel. commander kyle was having a difficult time breathing. i remember i followed him back out through the set of double doors

not just officer fanone.any injuries from the united states capitol police as well as metropolitan police. >> you've seen brain injuries as well. apparently -- >> yes. >> -- you've helped identify brain injuries that initially went undiagnosed. >> yes. some of the injuries went undiagnosed because the thing about concussion is when someone loses consciousness they don't remember. as in michael's case. because i had met with him, i was not aware he had lost consciousness and only learned of it from his partner. and i turned to him because i spoke with both of them in one of many sessions we had, and i said, michael, you didn't tell me you lost consciousness. and he said, "well, that's because i was unconscious and i don't remember." police officers are very resilient. they're not fragile. and they were in to do what they were sworn to do and that is to protect and serve. that's what they were called to do and that's what they did. it's not about politics. this is our job, let's go in and do it. and -- but the

officer fanone was grabbed, beaten, tased by rioters who also attempted to take his firearm. he lost consciousness, transport today the hospital where doctors said he'd suffered a heart attack. he now suffers from post traumatic distress disorder. but as he told the select committee he say also unprepared for the ensuing storm of lies. >> what makes the struggle harder and more painful is to know so many of my fellow citizens including so many of the people i put my life at risk to defend are down-playing or outright denying what happened. i feel like i went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room are telling me it wasn't that bad. the difference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful. my law enforcement career prepared me to cope with some of the aspects of this experience. being an officer you know your life is at risk whenever you walk out the door. even if you don't expect otherwise law-abiding citizens to take up arms against you. but nothing, truly nothing has prepared me to address those elected members of our government to continue to deny the even

metropolitan police officer, michael fanone. like house speaker nancy pelosi to appoint representatives cheney and ken singer to the committee? >> i mine ean to be honest with, i wouldn't make recommendations to speaker pelosi on how to conduct the special committee. i don't think that's my place, but i do think liz cheney and adam ken singer would be well suited for that recommendation. >> would you like to see that? do you think that would be helpful in your estimation? >> i do. >> we're hearing homeland security officials are worried about more violence this summer. they worry that right wing conspiracy theorists believe donald trump will be reinstated? do you think people will be angry if in fact that does not happen? >> it doesn't surprise me, again. you know, i feel like the republican party has been given ample opportunities to put this, you know, the rhetoric which led to the january 6 insurrection to bed, and they have deviated from that, you know, what i saw today was a lot of argument being made against the special co

with the local police union, but what we're hearing from fanone and other officers, that is not enoughlooking for resources to help them cope, they have those, what they want is this juggernaut of an organization to put their foot down and set straight about what these officers went through on january 6. >> josh campbell reporting. let's discuss this and more with congressman adam kinzinger, one of two republicans who served on the january 6 select committee. congressman, thank you so much for joining us. i know you've gotten to know these police officers well. how hard is it to hear that they feel that their police union has, for all practical purposes, seemed to have abandoned them? >> yeah, it's difficult. this is -- actually, when i saw your reporting this morning on cnn about it, it was kind of news to me. i mean, i've gotten to know officer fanone quite well, and i can tell you these officers feel abandoned on a lot of different levels as was everett in the hearing yesterday. to hear now that their police union seems to be shying away, the police union was completely appropriate

my name for those who don't know, michael fanone. my law enforcement career began here in this building as a united states capitol police officer shortly after 9/11. in part because of the 2001 attack on our country by terrorists i felt called to serve. as a capitol police officer i was proud to protect this institution and dedicated members of congress and their staff who work hard each day to uphold our american democracy, i remain proud of the work of the united states capitol police and m mpd. in our nation's capitol. after leaving the united states capitol police, i became an officer serving the residents of washington, d.c., i have spent a majority of my nearly 20 years as a metropolitan police officer, working in special units, responsibilities including the arrests of narcotics traffickers and violent criminals. i've worked as both an undercover officer and lead case officer many many of these investigations. in this line of work it probably won't shock you to know that i have dealt with some dicey situations. i thought i had

and i want you to listen to this guy, this guy scoffing at mike fanone for being brave enough to talk about the trauma he's suffering nearly seven months after that horrible day. >> watch fanone cite the psychological trauma he endured as an excuse for ditching our bill of rights. >> i've been left with the psychological trauma and the emotional anxiety for having survived such a horrific event. >> trauma. i want to show you another piece of video. laura engram mocking those hero officers with a disrespectful gag award show, and i do mean gag. >> the award for blatant use of partisan politics when facts fail, the award goes to capitol police officer harry dunn. >> i'm a law enforcement officer and i do my best to keep politics out of my job, but in this circumstance i responded, well, i voted for joe biden. does my vote not count? am i nobody? >> that is some twisted you know what. and that is what her audience obviously wants to see. you know what she left out of officer dunn's testimony? you know what happened next, right? you know i know you remember. officer harry dunn was subject

. >> what's interesting is that michael fanone didn't mention any trauma during the time he spent last the d.c. police force. >> an exaggeration in a supporting role, the winners who thinks the pan is literally mightier than the sword. >> we had all these items and things that were thrown at us and attacked, and used to attack us. those are weapons. no matter if it is a pen. >> the award for blatant use of partisan politics when facts fail, the angle award goes to capitol police officer harry dunn. >> i am a law enforcement officer and i do my best to keep politics out of my job, but in this circumstance i responded. well, i voted for joe biden. does my vote not count? am i nobody? >> we have more on him in a moment. it's not about politics at all. >> keep in mind, the people directing criticism here are some. most privileged people on earth. i mean, donald trump is the perfect example of this, right. the mediocre legacy case who inherited everything from his daddy, including, you know, millions of dollars in the myth of being self-made or tucker carlson a prep school frozen food heir

metropolitan police officer michael fanone's badge and radio.ou're seeing on the screen now. officer fanone was beaten with a flag pole, tased at the base of his skull. he suffered a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury. fanone reacted to the new video on cnn "new day" this morning. >> i think that's part of the job of law enforcement. we encounter traumatic events on a daily basis. i've got 20 years of law enforcement, of compartmentalizing events, you know, maybe not this extreme, but, you know, definitely traumatic events which prepared me. what's been most difficult for me is, you know, post-january 6, seeing people downplay or just lie about the events of that day. especially for, you know, political purposes or for their own personal gain. >> an officer tased at the base of his skull. the video of the attack on fanone in court was used in court against ryan sivik. >>> republican house leader kevin mccarthy is close to naming five gop lawmakers to sit on the select committee investigating the january 6 insurrection. multiple gop source

i went up to him and told him, hey, it's fanone. i remember he stretched out his hand to shake mine. that's when he told me that the guys that were just beyond that set of double doors had been fighting there for, i believe he said about 30 minutes. i don't think he realized what time it was, because they'd been fighting since around 1:00 p.m. it was 3:00. those guys had been there fighting for two hours unrelieved. i remember looking up through the set of double doors. there was glass panes. you could see the cs gas, like white powder still lingering in the air. it was at that point that i realized i probably should have brought my gas mask. so i went through the double doors and i say rayme kyle, who was overseeing all the detectives units, like other sergeants, lieutenants, captains that day, he self-deployed and found himself commanding a group of about 30 or 40 officers there in the lower west terrace tunnel. commander kyle was having a difficult time breathing. i remember i followed him back out through the set of double doors

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. >> [laughs] it's interesting that michael fanone didn't experienced trauma on the d.c. police forced. >> the award for best use of an exaggeration in a supporting role, the winners echo in a gonell who thinks the pen is mightier than the sword. >> we had all these items and things that were thrown at us, and used to attack us, and those are weapon. if it is a pen. >> the word for plain news of politics when facts, fails the angle award goes to capitol police officer, harry dunn. >> i'm a law enforcement officer. i do my best to keep politics out of my job, but in this circumstance, i responded. well, i voted for bush -- joe biden, does my vote not count? am i nobody? >> we have more with him in a moment. that's not about politics at all. >> keep in mind, the people directed criticism here are some of the most privileged and cost to people on earth. donald trump is the perfect example, he is a thoroughly mediocre legacy case who herded -- inherited everything from his dad, he included millions of dollars -- a prep school foes and food era. they certainly never faced anyt

fanone did not find it particularly satisfying.t there doing a back the blue cycling event. i just wonder, you know, traditionally speaking, the republican party has trudied to cast itself as backing the blue, as always standing with the men and women who serve as law enforcement officers whenever there is criticism of the police department, whether it's defund the police or black lives matter, whatever. do you see evidence that the republican party at least house republicans are backing the blue here? >> no. they're not backing the blue. in fact, when the chips are down, now you see where they actually stand. and so, you know, this is going to be very revealing on a lot of different levels. when you talk about not just how they feel towards police but just towards our democratic government as a whole. i mean, how can you sut there and do this? i mean, our democracy is very, very fragile. they're underestimating how fragile it is. and once you lose it, you will not get it back. and they need to understand that. they really need to

metropolitan police officer michael fanone's badge and radio.ideo that was used in court against riot suspect thomas sivik. officer fanone was beaten with a flag pole. he was tased at the base of his skull. he suffered a heart attack as well as traumatic brain injury and is dealing with the after effects of the trauma of that day. d.c. metropolitan police officer michael fanone with us now. mike, what do you think about this video? how does it feel to watch this? we see your badge being stolen, your radio stolen like they're souvenirs or something. >> i think i want to -- sometimes i watch it, i get very emotional. seeing it now, i mean, i guess i've seen it so many times that i've just kind of disconnected myself from, you know, from those moments. >> you were talking about this in the commercial break. i asked you, you know, is it hard for you to watch, does it retraumatize you. you said that actually it was seeing the video from that kind of third-party perspective the first time that was really the thing that stunned you the most. and now yo

but officer michael fanone, last night, talked to me who also testified yesterday.felt that he wasn't being -- um -- protected or supported by the fraternal order of police. um, my colleague, jake tapper, spoke with the national president, patrick yost, earlier today, take a listen to this. >> maga media maga politicians are smearing police officers, who are members of your union. they're smearing harry dunn,s the capitol police officer. do you feel that you cannot be as supportive of the capitol police officers, of the metropolitan police department officers, as you would want to be because trump supporters make up most of your union? >> i do -- i don't -- i don't recognize or accept that -- that characterization. i can tell you, and i can provide documentation if you'd like, of just how involved that -- that the labor committees and the nationals been involved. i don't think a week has gone by since january 6th that we have not been engaged in meaningful discussion and actions on behalf of that -- that -- that incident on that -- that day. so, to suggest that, som

we also are joined by officer michael fanone of the metropolitan police department in washington, d.c. officer fanone began his law enforcement career with the united states capitol police, shortly after the terrorist attack of 9/11. for nearly 20 years officer fanone has served the citizens of the district of columbia and special units force focusing on narcotics investigation and violent criminals. officer daniel hodges is a member of the civil disturbance unit 42 in the d.c. metropolitan police department, where his responsibilities include riot response. prior to his service on the metropolitan police department, he served six years in the 116th infantry regiment, 3rd battalion as an indirect fire infantryman. u.s. capitol police officer harry dunn is a 13-year veteran of the united states capitol police, and a member of its first responder unit. his responsibilities include ensuring the integrity of the perimeter around the capitol building. officer dunn has been among the first capitol police officers to describe what happened to law enforcement on january 6th. i will now swear

>> video would capture fanone being tossed, pulled, beaten. of confusion and violence. >> getting the shit kicked out of me, that was the ass kicking of a lifetime. >> you were in a police uniform. >> yes. >> the mob grabbed for his gun. someone repeatedly tased him in the neck. >> they were trying to kill me. >> fanone struggling to survive outside the capitol, was trying to defend lawmakers still trapped inside. >> we were just told that there has been tear gas in the rotunda and we're being instructed to each of us get gas masks that are under our seats. >> armed capitol police are now blocking the doors of the united states house of representatives. >> you are a traitor if you go against -- >> up in the gallery, colorado congressman jason crow was in a group of members, trapped. >> everybody stay down! >> we were the targets. we were the ones, the members that they were going to try to kill or capture. >> crow called his wife, told her "i love you." then the former army ranger with more than a hundred combat mission in iraq and afghanistan

police officer michael fanone. he suffered a brain injury after being attacked by the mob that day. >> we're also expecting new video of the attack to be released today at the committee meeting, and abc's faith abubey is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. members of that select committee are vowing to get to the bottom of what happened on january 6th after senate republicans blocked an effort to launch an independent investigation.hill officers who defended the u.s. capitol on january 6th kick-start the house select committee's investigation into the deadly attack. each expected to vividly detail their experiences with new graphic video guiding today's hearing. d.c. police officer michael fanone who battled 9 mob of donald trump supporters trying to stop from certify joe biden's win plans to testify in his uniform. >> i was beaten, i was struck numerous times at the base of my skull with a taser device and as a result i suffered a heart attack, traumatic brain injury. now i'm grappling with ptsd. >> r

officer's fanone's request of mccarthy didn't come true at all.what you thought watching these men who you've come to know very well pleading for the truth to simply be respected and heard and believed by everyone, including in that building? >> i'm so grateful for those guys. i'm so grateful for the men and women who fought in hand-to-hand combat that day to make sure that every american's vote was counted and that lives were saved. they gave the truth of what happened that day. right now kevin mccarthy and donald trump are trying to erase the heroism. the heroism of those cops will not be erased from the story of america and that was ensured today with that testimony. >> where does the committee's work need to go next to sort of stay on this high ground, adhering to the truth, relying on firsthand witnesses? >> i think harry dunn said it best. who hired the hit man? that's the question that needs to be answered. you know, those individuals, as we pored through the fbi statements and as we prepared our case for the impeachment trial in the senate

police officer mike fanone's body camera shows the violence up close on january 6th. >> i was pretty severely beaten. >> reporter: he's one of four officers set to testify tuesday about their harrowing experience but the committee fanone will appear before is itself under attack. right now made up of just seven democrats and two anti-trump republicans, liz cheney and new aappointed adam kinzinger. last week speaker pelosi rejected two of minority leader kevin mccarthy's picks for the passenger so he pulled all five. today mccarthy took the probe a sham and took aim at them. >> aren't they pelosi republicans. >> it's childish. we're doing big things. we're getting the answers to the worst attack on the capitol since the war of 1812. call me whatever thames you want. >> reporter: some reps want to punish kinzinger and cheney for participating. jim jordan who pelosi booted off the panel says their constituents should make that decision. >> i let the voters in the respective districts decide. my hunch is the voters in illinois and wyoming will probably want someone different to represent

dc police officer michael fanone who battled the mob of donald trump supporters trying to stop congress from certifying joe biden's electoral college win plans to testify in his uniform. >> i was beaten. i was struck numerous times. now i'm grappling with ptsd. >> reporter: at least 165 people have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers during the insurrection. the committee is still working on issuing subpoenas and could call lawmakers, including house minority leader kevin mccarthy to testify. >> we will follow the evidence wherever it leads. no one is off the table. >> reporter: gop congressman adam kinzinger of illinois and congresswoman liz cheney of wyoming are so far the only republicans seated on the select committee. >> are aren't they like pelosi republicans? >> very serious business here. we have important work to do. i think that's pretty childish. >> reporter: mccarthy has threatened republicans could possibly launch their own investigation into the capitol attack. in washington, faith abubey, abc 7 news. >> thank you, faith. >>> this morning you can w

officer fanone, you talked in your testimony that the seed of democracy was the seed of the government. you talk about what was under threat. first of all, did you have a sense at the time as you were going through the battle before the horrific violence happened to you of the nature of the gravity of the threat that we were facing, that the line was in fact the seat of american democracy? >> well, my response that day really was based off of by obligation as a police officer to not only protect lives of the members of congress and their staff, but also to my fellow officers. the politics of that day really did not play into my response at all. >> thank you. >> officer hodges, in your testimony you talk about when you were at the elipse and you mentioned a significant number of men dressed in tactical gear attending the gathering, wearing vests and goggles, and when you saw that was that something you anticipated at all and could you tell us more about the crowd there at the elipse that you saw was clearly in military or paramilitary garb? >> it was concerning. they had shielding, gogg

i heard chanting get his gun and kill him with his own gun. >> officer fanone had a few words to say about the republicans in the house and senate that tried to block this investigation. >> i feel like i went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room but too many are now telling me hell doesn't exist or hell actually wasn't that bad. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful! my law enforcement career prepared me to cope with some of the aspects of this experience. being an officer you know your life is at risk wherever you walk out the door. even if you don't expect otherwise law-abiding citizens to take up arms against you. but nothing truly nothing has prepared me to address those elected members of our government who continue to deny the events of that day. and in doing so, betray their oath of office. >> officer gonell believed those trump sent would kill him. >> i, too, was being crushed by the rioters. i could feel myself losing oxygen and recall thinking to myself, this is how i'm going to die defending this entrance. >> it took hours for offic

this is mike fanone, also with the metropolitan police.suffered a heart attack after being beaten by trump supporters. >> at some point during the fighting, i was dragged from the line of officers into the crowd. i heard someone scream "i got one!" as i was swarmedy a violent mob, they ripped off my badge, they stripped me of my radio. they seized ammunition secured to my body. they began to beat me with their fists and with what felt like hard metal objects. at one point, i came face-to-face with an attacker, who repeatedly longed for me and attempted to remove my firearm. i heard chanting from some in the crowd. "get his gun!" "kill him with his own gun." i was aware enough to recognize i was at risk of being stripped of and killed with my own firearm. i was electrocuted again, and again, and again, with a taser. i'm sure i was screaming, but i don't think i could even hear my own voice. my body camera captured the violence of the crowd directed toward me during those very frightening moments. it is an important part of the record, for t

fanone described in graphic detail being beat with a metal rod, electroshocked with a taser. he shortly there after suffered from a heart attack, a traumatic brain injury and ptsd. more importantly, all these officers round up their experiences and said what was most disheartening of all were that the people whose lives they saved turned against them. as fanone said, they betrayed their oath, really, in trying to downplay and minimize the severity of the events that happened on january 6th. in my opinion, those officers did accomplish their goals in really telling their stories with clarity, and again, some really gripping detail about what just happened. >> you know, jeremy, in many ways we've heard some of these details before. we had seen some similar videos before, but there was profound impact in seeing them all in the way that they were adhering, those stories that had an excruciatingly difficult sameness to them of being under attack. what was the most important thing you heard coming off the testimony? what struck you? >> chris, what struck me was the very clear, very

video captured him attacking michael fanone, beating him, tasing him and stealing his badge. videos part of the giant justice department mosaic. 500 some cases against alleged rioters making their way through the courts. the fbi releasing scores of new video just tuesday. a dramatic reminder of the january 6th violence and there are still insurrectionists at large with. me in the studio to show the reporting, abby phillip, olivia, katherine lucy and julie hershfeld davis of the "new york times." the video is disturbing but to remind people there are some republicans mostly trying on rewrite history. it was an internal conversation. should we boycott this? you heard melanie say leadership loyalists, trump loyalists being in some of the spots. >> i think the republican party wants to have a voice in whatever comes out of the select committee. they want to be pushing, as melanie said, the counter narrative. that this was not so serious. wasn't an insurrection. and they want to have the procedural seat at the table on try to really stall out what democrats are trying to do. and o

fanone's camera released to cnn earlier this year shows him being swept into the crowd before passing out and being carried back into i.d. fanone suffered a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury and is still suffering from post-traumatic stress. >> i want people to understand the significance of january 6th. i want people to understand that thousands of rioters came to the capitol hell bent on violence and destruction and murder. >> reporter: also testifying, mpd officer daniel hodges. he was crushed protecting the entrance of the capitol as the mob pinned him in the doorway. >> he was able to rip away my baton, beat me with it. and he was practically foaming at the mouth. these people were true believers in the worst way. >> reporter: hodges managed to escape with minimal physical injuries. >> i was calling out for all i was worth, and an officer behind me was able to get me enough room to pull me out of there. >> reporter: another sergeant was standing near hodges. >> all i could think was we can't let these people in, this is there's going to be a slaughter inside. >> reporter:

metropolitan police officer michael fanone's badge and radio were stolen from him, moments where fanoneing severely beaten. the video shows a rioter's right hand grabbing his badge and his left hand grabbing the radio by the antenna. another new video shows rioters chasing guards down a hallway, threatening the guards before the rioters break into a senate chamber. this comes as more than a dozen current and former u.s. capitol police officers, security officials, lawmakers, and aides tell cnn that six months after the insurrection, not nearly enough has been done to address the security failures exposed by the capitol attack. sources tell cnn the u.s. capitol police department still needs a cultural and operational overhaul and morale is really low. since january 6th, the capitol hill police have lost an average of three officers a week. quote, we're losing guys left and right, one officer told cnn. >> part of the morale issue is the fact that they just didn't feel like they were prepared. and so what leadership is going to have to do is really communicate with the rank and file and re

and fanone also asked them to tee announce republicans no voted against giving capitol police officers medals for their hair rowheroism and those who mischaracterized the shooting. >> and i asked him to publicly denounce any active tutduty dut retired law enforcement officer that participated in the insurrection. i've received no commitment as to any of those things. >> reporter: and the officers have gotten support from tom manger who sat down with cnn on his first day on the job. >> i know what the men and women of this agency went through. i know he the challenges that they faced. i also know the courage that they displayed that day. and it was a horrific time. we'll work hand and glove with the department of justice to make sure that these folks are held accountable. >> reporter: these american police unions wield significant power, which is why so many of the officers who were there that day during the insurrection are calling upon the unions to speak out, to speak up, to denounce those who have been downplaying the severity of the violence. otherwise in the words of officer micha

this is what officer fanone said yesterday and i quote. my fellow citizens including so many of the people i put my life at risk to defend are downplaying or outright denying what happened. i feel like i went to hell he said and came back to protect them and the people in this room, but too many are now telling me that hell doesn't exist are a that hell wasn't exactly that bad. is that how we're going to treat police officers in the capitol? i ask that of the senators and the house members? they risk their lives every day to defend us, to defend this building, to defend what it stands for. instead of thanking them or some of my colleagues are going to deny the brutality that they faced. that cannot be. these brave officers deserve better. at the very least they deserve that the truth be told. one of the most searing images from january 6 was that of a police officer screaming in agony as he was pinned against a metal door and beaten by this insurrectionist mob. yesterday that man metropolitan police department officer daniel hodges told th

and for best performance in an action role, the winner is michael fanone. >> watch fanone cite the psychologicalndured for ditching our bill of rights. >> i've been left with the psychological trauma and the emotional anxiety of having survived such a horrific event. >> let's pray for them. joining us now congresswoman elaine luria of virginia, a member of the january 6 select committee. thank you so much for spending some time with us. i wonder, and this is a serious question, how you shield the dignity of these officers who have already sacrificed their bodies and mental health and careers and reputation who are now on the receiving end of menacing voice mails in the case of officer fanone and threats to their lives and safety. >> first i want to start out by saying these men were incredibly brave for the actions they took that day, for really holding the last line of defense at the capitol, the last line of defense for our democracy by the actions they took, and then by coming and telling that story of their traumatic physical and emotional, of the brutality they faced. i hadn't seen these cl

as it relates to this law enforcement matters, i'm very sympathetic to officer fanone, to every single who was on duty that day because of the way they were treated by people who supported a president that always espoused back the blue. and it's contradictory, and there's no great answer for your question. i am glad, by the way, that the justice department, despite all the political wrangling is moving at light speed to arrest and bring to justice all these people who were involved at the capitol, and i think some republicans would say these political committees are less important than bringing people to justice who broke the law and broke into the capitol that day. >> kevin mccarthy still refuses to say that if he will offer up gop members to serve on the committee. he says the committee, as scott just says, political. listen, i'll say it again. before this, there was a bipartisan agreement on an independent commission. but mccarthy came out against it. did he bring this on himself? >> yeah, they had the opportunity to do an independent commission, and they didn't support it. so you c

police officer michael fanone was testified, a trump supporter left a threatening message laced with expletives. be warned. some may find this audio concerning. >> yay, this is for michael fanone, metropolitan police officer, you're on trial right now, lying. you want an emmy? an as os scar? what are you trying to go for here? you're so full of [ bleep ]. you little [ bleep ]. you're a little [ bleep ], man. i could slap you up the side of your head with a backhand and knock you out, you little [ bleep ]. >> i think the lawmakers and tv media host is leading people to a separate set of facts which they operate off of, and in that bizarro world, i'm ooh a crisis actor. this is what happens when you tell the truth in trump's america. >> that's an american hero, and that message is disgusting. >>> in politico, there were shock waves sent through trump's inner circle. the former president's advisers are now reportedly feeling even more pressure to win another special election in ohio next week. trump released a statement praising his preferred candidate on tuesday. the pro-trump make ame

capitol police officer harry dunn -- you mentioned officer fanone.n is going to be one of the first witnesses that testify next week before the select committee. tucker carlson said that he was a police officer that he wasn't like your police officer and really had some pretty derecognizetory things to say about him. >> when i heard about that, i was very upset, and i did see the video clip of tucker carlson saying that. i was outraged. i know officer dunn personally. he was also a friend of brian's. he's a good man, and he has a backbone of steel just as much as the other officers that fought valiantly that day. he does not deserve to be treated like that. the officers should be out of this political circus that they're creating. you know, when i was growing up, they always had this golden rule that, you know, children of politicians were -- you know, they were left out of any kind of criticism, ridicule, anything like that. and i think the same rules should apply here when it comes to the officers and january 6th. they have been through so much tra

metro police officers hodges and fanone and u.s.tol police officer harry dunn and aquilino gonell all taking strong exception to the efforts to whitewash the tragic events of that day. >> i feel like i went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room. but too many are now telling me that hell doesn't exist or that hell actually wasn't that bad. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful. >> reporter: detailing the brutal injuries they suffered and the struggles they continue to deal with nearly seven months after the attack. >> a man grabbed the front of my gas mask and used it to beat my head against the door. the strap stretching against my skull and straining my neck. i remember him foaming at the mouth. >> reporter: mincing no words about who was responsible. >> when you think about that and share with us the vivid memory of the cruelty and the violence of the assault that day, and then you hear former president trump say, quote, it was a loving crowd, there was a lot of love in the crowd, how does t