Officer Harry Dunn, a year Capitol Police veteran, recalled gasping for air through pepper spray and mace during efforts to fight off pro-Trump supporters who had stormed the Capitol as senators sought to approve Joe Biden 's presidential victory.
And you know what? Y'all failed because later that night, they went on and they certified the election. He said of those involved in the siege: "Everybody wants to say that it was about politics and everything, but it was a large number of people in that crowd that were racist. I sat down with a Capitol Police officer who defended the Capitol on January 6th in an exclusive one-on-one airing first on GMA tomorrow morning.
Dunn, who suggested that the riot turned the Capitol into something akin to a war zone, told how he was left fearing for his life and how he faced a torrent of racist abuse that day. Amid the noisy chaos, Officer Dunn recalled seeing blood on his knuckles and the Rotunda engulfed in a "cloud of smoke," before the mob were defeated. They beat police officers with Blue Lives Matter flags.
They fought us, they had Confederate flags in the U. That question, which Dunn first asked anonymously in a Buzzfeed article after the riot, was quoted by Rep. Jamie Raskin during former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. Asked about his words being used during the trial, Dunn said: "It took me back to a dark place because I didn't say it for a catchphrase—I wasn't trying to create a slogan. No, not at all. Those were my feelings and that was my truth—it wasn't a proud moment.
'Is this America?'
It took me back to a dark place. Many officers at the Capitol that day have been widely praised for their brave stand against the mob, which left at least of them injured. Though 35 other officers are being investigated for their conduct —something Capitol officers' union have decried a "witch hunt.
Few have received as much praise as Dunn's fellow Capitol police officer, Eugene Goodman, who steered rioters away from the Senate chambers and helped Mitt Romney —an unpopular figure among many Trump supporters—away from the nearing mob.
However, while rank-and-file officers' efforts are being acknowledged, so too is the apparent lack of preparation among police chiefs ahead of January 6. Questions remain over how the potential for violence was not better anticipated, with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Rules committees set to open a joint oversight hearing to examine security failures later this week. I'll just leave it at that. Capitol Riots Police officer Policing Crime.
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