The four-hour hearing was often emotional, with witnesses and legislators alike reflecting on the violence of the day.
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol gathered for its first hearing Tuesday and heard testimony from four police officers who were present in the melee.
“As patrol officers we can only deal with the crimes that happen on the streets, misdemeanors and occasionally the violent felonies, but you guys are the only ones we’ve gotten to deal with crimes that occur above us,” said D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges. “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 downplay, tried to prevent the investigation of this terrorist attack because we can’t do it.
Gonell said the rioters, some of whom were dressed in tactical gear, attacked police with a variety of weapons, such as hammers, rebars, knives and bear spray, as well as officers’ own batons and shields. Fanone added that “at the hospital, doctors told me that I had suffered a heart attack, and I was later diagnosed with a concussion, traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder.”
Hodges described the Jan. 6 attack as a “white nationalist insurrection.” Asked to explain this characterization, Hodges said that “the crowd was overwhelmingly white males,” and noted the presence of organizations with ties to white supremacy, including the far-right Oath Keepers and Three Percenters militia groups.
“A man attempted to rip the baton from my hands, and we wrestled for control,” Hodges continued. “I retained my weapon, and after I pushed him back he yelled at me, ‘You’re on the wrong team.’ One man tried and failed to build a rapport with me, shouting, ‘Are you my brother?’ Another takes a different tack, shouting, ‘You will die on your knees.’”
Dunn similarly described encountering members of the mob who claimed to be acting in support of police while blatantly ignoring his orders and breaking the law. Inside the Capitol, Dunn said one of the rioters flashed what looked like a law enforcement badge and told him, “we’re doing this for you.”U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward reporters as he exits the White House to walk toward Marine One on the South Lawn on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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