The Jan. 6 House Select Committee held its first hearing Tuesday, and police officers and lawmakers took GOP representatives to task for their response to the Capitol riot.
Here are five big takeaways from Tuesday’s hearing.
- Responding officer calls response to the riot “disgraceful”
Several Capitol police officers testified Tuesday, recounting how they were on the receiving end of physical violence as supporters of then-President Donald Trump breached the Capitol in an effort to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral win.
Officer Michael Fanone, who has made regular media appearances since the deadly event in an effort to bring attention to what happened that day, said, “At one point I came face to face with an attacker who repeatedly lunged for me and attempted to remove my firearm.