michael fanone is not a capitol police officer, he's the member of the d.c. rtment. 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 how you are doing, generally, six months after this physically, mentally, how you are holding up? >> i mean, i'm doing a heck of a lot better than i was a few months ago. i went through a pretty dark period, i would say, maybe the first for five months immediately after the january insurrection. i have had a lot of help and support. generally speaking, i'm doing much better than i was. >> you used the word insurrection, which i think itself has been contested by a lot of people, including members of congress on capitol hill and in herrings. what do you think w

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

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

officer michael fanone, who is with us.r the months since the insurrection is just how forever changed your life was by those moments that we have all seen on camera. can you tell us about, you know, what it has meant for you, the struggles and the challenges that you're still overcoming? >> well, i mean, it did change me considerably. i mean, it changed my entire thought process, how i see things in our country, the state of our country, what qualities that i will forever look for in elected officials before i cast my vote. but, you know, it's also taught me quite a bit about myself. it was recommended early on that i read this book, a buddy of mine recommended to me. one of the things that it says in the first chapter -- it's a book on trauma -- is trauma reconciled can be a great gift, and it's still a work in progress, but that's proven very true for me. >> you know, i mention the fact that the people are in the midst of this really insidious gaslighting where they're telling you it didn't happen. what you say happened

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 important for you. you did not want us to sensor 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 call, which i actually received while i was testifying in the hearing today. this is what happens to people who tell the truth in trump's america. >> that simple. >> that simple. >> it doesn't bot

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

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

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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

metropolitan police officer michael fanone's badge and radio. deo 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 you

that day ever had any outreach from the national fraternal order of police, zero. >> officer michael fanone says he decided to contact the fraternal order of police six months after the insurrection. >> i'll be honest with you, i wasn't particularly impressed with that conversation. >> fanone tells cnn he asked the police union to publicly denounce those who have lied about the severity of the january 6th attack. >> some that i found specifically offensive were the former president's remarks that it was a love fest between law enforcement and the insurrectionists. >> there was also a love fest between the police, the capitol police, and the people that walked down to the capitol. >> reporter: but while the nation's largest police union has shied away from publicly condemning republicans who have downplayed the attack on the officers at the capitol, the organization has in the past been willing to condemn some progressives who have called for significant policing reform. >> i don't think anyone should be surprised that in cities that are the loudest in trying to eliminate their police depart

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

we also are joined by officer michael fanone of the metropolitan police department in washington, did c., he 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 force focusing on narcotics investigation and violent criminals. officer daniel hodges, a member of the civil disturbance area in the d.c. metropolitan police department, where his responsibilities include riot response. prior, he served six years in the 116th infantry regiment as an indirect fire. -- 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. ensuring the integrity of the perimeter around the capitol building. among the first of police officers to describe what happened to law enforcement on january 6. i'll now swear in our witnesses. witnesses, please rise and raise your right hand. >>> do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole

. >> [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

you issue statements all the time, which michael fanone said, on behalf of police officers who are --ou haven't really done that when it comes to these police officers. and you guys have been vilified in the media. do you think you're getting the support that you need? >> no. and i don't say that to be an ass or nothing, but like you said people make statements all the time about we support -- i mean, let's be frank. in 2016 to 2020 the f.o.p. put their support behind a presidential candidate. so they interjected themselves in politics. so you don't want to mix police or political pawns now, well, yeah we injected ourselves -- and i say we because i'm a member of the f.o.p. i'm a dues paying member of the f.o.p., so i say we injected ourselves into politics. you can't have it one way or another. keep it consistent. if something is wrong, come out and support people that you're supposed to support. >> you're supporting the wrong people? >> we're not supporting anybody. silence is -- your silence speaks volumes or something. by them not saying anything we're forced to make our own assum

officer michael fanon with nothing but contempt for some of the lawmakers he says he tried to guard. >> watch your back. >> 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! >> one of the two republicans tapped for the committee by house speaker nancy pelosi adam kinzinger tried to console the officers. >> [sobbing] you guys heldible. democracies are not defined by our bad days. we're defined by how we come back from bad days. >> pelosi vetoed two of kevin mccarthy's picks for the committee jim jordan and jim banks. banks took aim at kinzinger. >> he has a deep hatred of donald trump. that's why he accepted this assignment. >> pelosi's other republican, liz cheney. >> if congress does not act responsibly, this will remain a cancer on our constitutional republic. >> mccarthy called the duo pelosi pelosi will only pick people onto the committee that will ask the questions she wants asked. >> g.o.p. wants t

to continue to deny the events of that day, and in doing so betray their oath of office. >> michael fanone's fellow officer at the metropolitan police department, that's the d.c. police department, daniel hodges also testified today. just 32 years old officer hodges is a member of the mpd civil disturbance unit. on the morning of january 6th his unit was assigned to maintain high visibility near presidents park where the president at the time, donald trump, was speaking at a rally. early in the afternoon as the riot began they were ordered to respond to the capitol where this utterly horrific scene took place. officer hodges is the man you see here being crushed in a door frame as he attempted to keep the mob from entering the building. officer hodges described those people as terrorists, and he told the committee about the many attacks they waged on him and his fellow officers. they threw a heavy object at him, hitting him in the head and making him disoriented. another attempted to gouge out his right eye. and yet some of those terrorists claimed to be supporters oof the police. >> tarests

. >> 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

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

metropolitan police officer michael fanone's badge and radio. u'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 sources

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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

. >> my name, for those of you who don't know, is michael fanone. and while i've been a sworn officer with the metropolitan police department in washington, d.c. for almost two decades -- >> i had deployed to iraq for operation iraqi freedom. but on january 6th for the first time i was more afraid to work at the capitol than in my entire deployment to iraq. >> we started that day at 7:30 a.m., and our assignment at the time was to maintain high visibility along constitution avenue, namely, the blocks leading up to presidents park where then president donald trump was holding his gathering. >> as the morning progressed and the crowd of protesters began to swell on the east side of the capitol, many displaying trump flags, the crowd was chanting slogans like "stop the steal" and "we want trump." but the demonstration was still being conducted in a peaceful manner. >> i continued to monitor the radio. i could hear commander glover leading the defense efforts at the capitol as the protesters began their transition from peaceful assembly into terrorism.

. >> reporter: officer michael fanone, whose brutal beating was caught on his body camera, deliveredstering message. >> 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 downplaying 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 indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful! >> will we be so blinded by partisanship that we throw away the miracle of america? do we hate our political adversaries more than we love our country and revere our constitution? >> reporter: in a major development, the department of justice sent a letter to former trump officials telling them they will be allowed to testify before the committee, and democratic leaders have said they aren't closing the door on issuing subpoenas to their republican colleagues, including jim jordan, or even trump himself. >> i mean, look are i got nothi

. >> senator, what is your response to michael fanone? >> i certainly don't think we should downplay the violence and the rhetoric that he was pointing to. that certainly isn't language that i would use. whether they are rioting at the capitol or federal buildings in portland or elsewhere or who identify with the left or the right. over the past year by criminal rioters. >> manyou americans first got to know you from the photo on the sixth.ix who was that directed to? >> i was entering the house chamber the morning i of the sih to go in for the beginning of the electoral count and those were demonstrators on the plaza on the east side standing behind barricades. when i walked by that particular group of folks were standing there peacefully behind g barricades off the plaza and i waved to them, pumped my fist and thanked them for being there and they had every right. >> after what happened, do you regret that at all? >> no w because i don't know wht of those protesters participated in the criminal riots and it is a slur on the thousands, t

officer michael fanone comforted the iraq war veteran. >> you hear former president trump say, "it was a loving crowd. there was a lot of love in the crowd." how does that make you feel? >> it's upsetting. it's a pathetic excuse for his behavior. i'm still recovering from those "hugs and kisses." it was his supporters that he sent them over to the capitol that day. >> reporter: capitol police officer harry dunn remains haunted by the racial slurs hurled at him like fists by rioters. >> one woman in a pink m.a.g.a. shirt yelled, "you hear that, guys? this ( bleep ) voted for joe biden." then the crowd, perhaps around 20 people, joined in screaming, "booo. ( bleep )." >> reporter: 165 of the 140 >> reporter: 165 of the 540 arrested so far are charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding police. the office lawmakers downplaying the attack. >> the indifference shown to my cleks is disgraceful. but nothing, truly nothing, has prepared me to address those >> reporter: but ahead of the hearing, top house republicans directed blame-- without evidence, on speaker pelosi, not former president

officer michael fanone says he suffered a heart attack and concussion after being dragged down the stepsthe capitol officers continue to hurt. >> it's physically and emotionally. >> officer harry dunn told lawmakers the mob repeatedly yelled racial slurs at him and 2 other black officer now receiving private counseling therapy. >> for the persistent emotional trauma of that day. people need to know the truth. just 2 republicans sit on the committee after the majority of republicans opposed it. >> one of them. congressman adam kinzinger fought back tears. you know, democracies. >> are not defined. by our bad days. we're defined by how we come back from baghdad days committee members vow to go after anyone responsible for the attack. we must also know what happened every minute of that day in the white house. >> every phone call, every conversation. if congress does not act responsibly. this will remain a cancer on our constitutional republic. >> and even before the hearing began, we heard from house republican leaders who had a press conference slamming the hearing calling it partisan and

>> reporter: david, i spoke to officer michael fanone. he was dragged down the capitol steps, beaten and tased on january 6th. he told me that he just wants the truth to come out. and he plans to testify tomorrow in uniform. david? >> all right, rachel, you'll be right there with me tomorrow. we will be carrying the hearing live with our political team first thing in the morning, 9:30 a.m., right here on abc. rachel, thank you. >>> we turn now to the news involving american troops in iraq tonight. president biden meeting with iraq's prime minister. what president biden announced. so, let's get right to martha raddatz tonight with a bit of a reality check about what this might or might not mean for our troops on the ground in iraq. martha? >> reporter: david, the president says the combat mission will end in iraq at the end of the year, but the u.s. has not really been involved in combat in iraq for more than a year, because this was already largely a train and assist mission. so, this is really just semantics. what the white house announc

. >> the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful officer michael fanone said he suffered a heart attack and concussion. >> after being attacked for known said the investigation into the insurrection on january 6 should not be partisan. he and 3 other law enforcement officers relived their experiences, telling lawmakers the mob simply outnumbered them. i was grabbed beaten tased. >> all while be called a traitor to my country. i was at risk of being stripped of and killed with my own firearm. >> the select committee is made up mostly of democratic lawmakers after republican leader kevin mccarthy pulled most of the republicans from the committee because speaker pelosi rejected 2 of his selections. but republican congresswoman liz cheney, who is on the committee anyway says congress needs to investigate everyone's involvement in the attack. >> we must also know what happened every minute of that day in the white house every phone call, every conversation and the second republican on the committee, congressman adam kinzinger also made an impassioned case for thoroughly investig

. >> reporter: then officer michael fanone. >> i was dragged from the line of officers and into the crowd. i heard someone scream, "i got one!" as i was swarmed by a violent mob, they ripped off my badge, they grabbed and stripped me of my radio, they seized ammunition that was secured to my body. they began to beat me with their fists and with what felt like hard metal objects. i heard chanting from some in the crowd, "get his gun. and kill him with his own gun." i thought of my four daughters who might lose their dad. i said as loud as i could manage, "i've got kids." i've got kids! >> reporter: his body camera capturing that moment. >> 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 downplaying or outright denying what happened. the indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful! >> reporter: officer daniel hodges. >> there were significant number of men dressed in tactical gear attending the gathering, wearing ballistic vests, helmets, goggles, military face masks. >> rep

officer michael fanone says he suffered a heart attack and concussion after being dragged down the steps of the capitol officers continue to hurt. >> it's physically and emotionally. >> officer harry dunn told lawmakers the mob repeatedly yelled racial slurs at him and 2 other black officer now receiving private counseling therapy. >> for the persistent emotional trauma of that day. people need to know the truth. just 2 republicans sit on the committee after the majority of republicans opposed it. >> one of them. congressman adam kinzinger fought back tears. you know, democracies. >> are not defined. by our bad days. we're defined by how we come back from days committee members vow to go after anyone responsible for the attack. we must also know what happened every minute of that day in the white house. >> every phone call, every conversation. if congress does not act responsibly. this will remain a cancer on our constitutional republic. >> and even before the hearing began, we saw house republican leadership hold their own press conference slamming the hearing calling it partisan and un

. >> senator, what's your response to michael fanone, and i don't think that we should downplay, hugs and kisses is not terminology i would use. and that if true, rioting at the capitol or at federal buildings or elsewhere, or rioters that identify with the left or right like the individual who killed a capitol police officer a week ago, the nation of islam adhere rent. i certainly hope that that officer's story will be told and hundreds of officers attacked over the past year by criminal rioters. >> i wanted to ask you, many americans first got to know you from the photo of your fist pump on the 6th. who was that directed to? >> that was as i was entering the house chamber the morning of the 6th to go in for the beginning of the electoral count, the electoral college counting process and those were demonstrators on the far end of the plaza there on the i guess the east side, standing behind barricades, waving american flags, some were calling so i guess tured toward them and you know what? they have every right to be there and demonstrate under the first amendment. they have every ri

metropolitan police officer michael fanone testified that members of the mob attempted to steal his service weapon and kill him with it. he was dragged into the mob, tasered repeatedly, and beaten unconscious. he suffered a heart attack and traumatic brain injury. 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 ja

in a painfully ironic display, metropolitan police department officer michael fanone was beaten with a blue lives matter flagpole while insurrectionists yelled out, kill him with his own gun. the officer was tasered, suffered a heart attack and concussion and has since publically condemned efforts by some very vocal elected officials to negate the seriousness of the attack on the u.s. capitol. in this overheated context, extremist lawmakers have begun to shift the narrative of the day from one that correctly assigns responsibility for incitement to the former president to one that casts the rebels as innocent tourists who took an orderly stroll through the capitol statuary hall. these bad faith actors within the ranks of government have cynically doubled down on this counter narrative jockeying for political advantage at the expense of truth. we must be ever aware that truth is the first casualty in any war on democratic norms. rewriting history is how totalitarian regimes exercise social control and maintain absolute power. and to be clear, absolute power within those regimes rests

in a painfully ironic display, metropolitan police department officer michael fanone was beaten with what some reporting has said was a [inaudible] flagpole, while insurrectionists yelled out, kill him with his own gun! the officer was tailored, suffered a heart attack, and concussion, and has since publicly condemned efforts by some very vocal elected officials to negate the seriousness of the attack on the u.s. capitol. it is overheated context, extremist lawmakers have begun to shift the narrative of the day from one that correctly assigned responsibility for incitement to the former president to one that casts the rebels as innocent tourists who took an ordinary orderly stroll through the capital capitol's steps where you fall. these [inaudible] actors within the ranks of government have cynically go doubled down on this discounted and narrative, jockeying for political advantage at the expense of truth. but we must be ever aware that truth is the first casualty in any war on democratic norms. rewriting history is how totalitarian regimes exercise social control and maintain abso

six months since michael fanone begged for his life, begging a mob to stop their assault to save his children's father. >> we're better than this! >> i gotcha, i gotcha. >> don't hurt him. >> you can't do this to me. >> and six months since gallows were erected outside the capitol, awaiting the hanging of an american vice president. six months since a confederate flag was proudly carried through the halls of congress. six months since members of congress put on gas masks and removed the congressional pin so that they could not be identified as elected officials who could be taken hostage, or worse, killed. six months since the valiant men and women of the capitol police and the metropolitan police department waited for hours for reinforcements to come. and for six months now, the american people have been told to simply move on. all the while the former president and his republican allies refuse to even acknowledge president biden's victory. why is that? because apparently trying to prevent the destruction of our democracy is somehow a distraction to democracy. this is as illogical a

police officer michael fanone dragged into a mob, being beaten, is heard on his body camera pleading rt attack after being repeatedly tased and beaten. one of nearly 140 police officers wounded in the protests. another, officer brian sicknick, sprayed with a chemical, would die the next day, officially of a stroke, though the riot played a role, according to the medical examiner. >> usa! usa! >> proud boy josh pruitt walking around the capitol, is spotted at the front lines, and smashing a wooden sign. he calls it all a peaceful protest. >> there's a picture of me picking up a sign. okay, cool. >> holding it over your head and throwing it. >> trust me, i've seen all the pictures, because that's their narrative. >> i think we got so lucky that this didn't become worse. and what was remarkable is the hours that went by without a word from trump. >> it's been an hour since the capitol was breached. at 3:13, donald trump would make his first response to the violence, tweeting, i am asking for everyone at the u.s. capitol to remain peaceful. no violence. remember, we are the party of law a

. >> michael fanone was in the gallery, this is what he told me last hour. >> i don't know whatever excusesmade from the republican party at this point. they've been given ample opportunities to, you know, to have an exit ramp from the previous administration, and they've chose to embrace that administration. and doing so on the backs of hundreds of officers that responded to the insurrection, which was incited by that president and his supporters on january 6. >> so, you know, as he said as well, the gop's supposed to be the party that supports military and law enforcement. what is the message to those officers who protected lawmakers that day that only two republicans voted yes to this committee? >> i mean, to be honnist with you, don, i don't have a great answer for it. on the one hand, right now, the republicans are wanting to use the crime issue against the democrats and say we're for the cops and the democrats are for the criminals, but that's complicated because of the video that we all saw, we all watched live on television unfold on january 6th. so i don't have a great answer for t

yeah, this is for michael fanone, metro poll tenant police officer. an oscar? what are you trying to go for here. you're so full of [bleep] you little [bleep]. you're a little [bleep]. i could slap you upside your head with a backhand and knock you out you little [bleep]. joining us reporter for "the washington post" eugene scott and columnist for the daily beast, matt lewis. that voice mail is so disturbing, it's hard to even find the words, joe. >> you know, matt, we -- you and i both raised conservatives. i was raised in a conservative household. lot of fdr democrats that turned republican, based on a lot of the madness in the streets and the rioting and the violence in chicago '68 while my parents were watching the convention was a real turning point. and it was against the sort of chaos and the madness, the lack of respect for the law enforcement, the lack of respect for institutions, the lack of respect for the united states government that i think turned my family from democrats to republicans, and here we are, and as kevin williamson wrote in

for best performance in an action role, michael fanone. >> i've been left with the psychological traumaha, the audacity, really. that's all i need to say. the audacity of these people sitting on their butts, bashing olympic athletes and hero police officers while they spout off about patriotism and backing the blue. what is happening here? >> i know, don. i said the same thing. the thought that went through my mind was, they could never. right? it's so easy for them to, you know, sit behind their twitter feeds or sit on their laptop and to talk about champions. but i'm really interested in this attack, this obsession that right-wing media has with black athletes in particular. black public i am thinking of meghan markle with her mental-health concerns. i am thinking of lebron james when he talked about social-justice issues. and i think this actually goes back even further. think of tommy smith and john carlos, you know, with the black power fist at the olympics. and so, it's something about black individuals, in particular, i think, when they speak up for themselves, that the -- the ri

line, and now you have some members of congress who, for example, won't even shake the hand of michael fanone, an officer who was traumatically injured on that day. we're going to hear from those heroes and their firsthand account, but i hope -- it's democrats who are in charge of the subpoenas, so they need to get on it and get those subpoenas out to mark meadows, to ivanka, to trump junior. everyone involved in all the meetings. remember, there was a march 21st list you didn't have on the list where marjorie taylor greene was there. what was the extent of the white house involvement and trump involvement? we've all seen the video threatening everybody that you'd better stick with us. so you have a lot of information that's already out there that needs to get out there. >> a lot of information -- i'm going to -- a lot of information well summed up. i'm glad you mentioned december 21st as well, but there's also a poll this week that found that a majority of trump voters that described what happen ridiculously shamelessly as defending freedom or patriotism and you've become a critic. when so m

the trump mob who were sent there by the president of the united states told the officer michael fanone how they wanted to kill him. >> i came face-to-face to an attacker that attempted to remove my firearm. 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 w

officer michael fanone says he suffered a heart attack in concussion after being dragged down the steps of the capitol. this grant. >> beaten tased. >> all while be called a traitor to my country. officers continue to hurt. well, it's physically and emotionally and now receiving private counseling therapy for the persistent emotional trauma of that day. >> officer harry dunn there said the mob repeatedly yelled racial slurs at him and other black officers. 2 republicans who southern their sit on the committee. that's after the majority of republicans opposed this committee, one of the congressman who is a republican who is on the committee. adam kinzinger had to fight back tears at times committee members vowing to go after anyone responsible for the attack. house republican leadership slammed the hearing before it even started calling it partisan and unfair. a new poll from the associated press norc center for public affairs. research shows that the majority of republicans still say they believe that president biden was illegitimately elected you know, we're talking about 66% of the pe

amy: officer michael fanone, who was violently dragged into the mob, beaten and shocked with a taser,d he and his family e still grappling with the trauma of that day. he also confronted the ongoing dismissal and denial by some of what happened that day. >> i feel like i went to hell and back to protect those in this room. too many are now saying that hell doesn't exist or that hell isn't that bad. the indifference shown to my colleagues it disgraceful. -- is disgraceful. amy: we'll have more on the historic hearing after headlines with naacp president derrick johnson. the centers for disease control said tuesday vaccinated people living in areas of "substantial or high transmission" of covid-19 should resume wearing masks indoors, citing the rapidly spreading and highly transmissible delta variant for the change in guidelines. this is top white house coronavirus adviser thony fauci. >> when you have vaccinated people who might have a breakthrough infection, and we know now as a fact, as a scientific fact that they can transmit the virus to an uninfected person. it is for that reason