DC officer Michael Fanone, who was attacked at the Capitol riot, says he was 'absolutely sickened' by Mitch McConnell's efforts to quash the Jan. 6 commission
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- Senate Republicans blocked the creation of a commission into the Jan. 6 insurrection last week.
- Mitch McConnell reportedly asked Republicans to vote against the bill as a "personal favor."
- Officer Michael Fanone said he was "absolutely sickened" to learn this.
A Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police officer who was attacked at the January 6 Capitol riot said he was "absolutely sickened" by Mitch McConnell's attempt to block the commission into the event.
Michael Fanone spoke with senators ahead of their vote on the commission last week alongside Gladys Sicknick, the mother of officer Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died after the riot. Fanone was attacked during the riot and suffered a heart attack.
He told CNN's Don Lemon on Wednesday that he heard McConnell was asking GOP senators to vote against the commission while he was there.
Fanone said: "I was absolutely sickened. You know, here I am escorting the mother of a dead policeman, while she and myself advocate for the formation of a commission to investigate the circumstances which resulted in her son's death.
"And you have a leader on Capitol Hill who's making phone calls asking for personal favors and doling out political capital to push for, you know, a no vote on that commission. It was absolutely disgraceful."
Senate Republicans blocked the commission last Friday.
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In the interview, Fanone also praised Rep. Liz Cheney, who was removed from her powerful role in the House GOP leadership for speaking out against former President Donald Trump's false claim that he actually won the 2020 election.
Senate Republicans blocked the commission last Friday.
I still say to set up a commission anyway and screw The Turtle. Have Biden do it with an EO.
Ms. Pelosi says no............
Here's why:
(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is already making plans to find a new path to investigate the January 6 Capitol insurrection, after Republicans in the Senate blocked the legislation to form an independent bipartisan commission.
Thanks now perhaps you can enlighten me on what "truth" they are seeking. As I see it, a bunch of morons decided to go to DC and got all riled up at the Capital building and decided for some dumbass reason, to enter the building and some property got damaged, one woman was killed for whatever reason, and the shit hit the proverbial fan.
Just what is it they are hoping to find? Seriously. The moronic event happened. So other than that, what "truth", again, are they seeking?
Thanks,
Because it suits your narrative better. Choosing the less comprehensive story.
Perhaps so............although I doubt it. But that suits the narrative part is pretty much a normal trait with our membership brethren here at NT. Not uncommon at all.
I think you are reading WAAAYY to much into it and giving the morons too much credit by a long shot. And again, just what are they investigating and hoping to glean from said investigation? They have arrested over 500 of the morons. What else do they hope to "find"?
As far as how and why they got riled up, I know exactly where you are going with that and I ain't buying it. They wouldn't have been there if they hadn't already been pissed. Why make the trek?
Absolutely nothing in that statement I can disagree with for either side of an argument.
The 'instigator' was Trump...as you've repeatedly told us...who gives a shit who else was there.
I just know that these mofo's in Congress who aided and abetted in the riot need to go down.
I listened to another LEO that was in the insurrection and the injuries he suffered. He was a combat vet of Iraq.
Sadly wanting to learn more about this is scary to the Republicans it seems.
Officer Fanone,
Where exactly were you when you heard Mitch McConnell making phone calls? You're making specious claims which are essentially unsupportable. Or, are you like the individual who claimed to have overheard a cell phone conversation in an outdoor setting that testified during the Trump impeachment? I suspect the latter.
Link?
Link to what? They are unsupportable.............not substantiated........hearsay...........possible bullshit....through his experience at least.
From whom? Unidentified sources? On condition of anonymity?
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Now you can either accept that McConnell did make it a "personal favor", or you can provide links to his denial of the accusation.
Point was where did the substantiation for the officer's "making phone calls" statement. NOT that there wasn't communication. You know. parsing words.
Oh, well I'm sorry. You said that you want evidence that Mitch does make phone calls?