During Thursday’s hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, former D.C. Police officer Michael Fanone vocally expressed his outrage. Rep. Troy Nehls’s statement that absolved Trump of responsibility for the riot, prompted Fanone to interject with profanity. Following the hearing, Fanone also engaged in a heated exchange with far-right conspiracy theorist Ivan Raiklin, who has allegedly threatened Fanone and his family. The hearing was attended by Fanone in support of former special counsel Jack Smith’s decision to bring charges against Trump.
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Following a recent event in Washington D.C., Donald Trump deployed federal troops, a move that has drawn criticism for its contrast with his response during the January 6th Capitol riot. Former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone accused Trump of hypocrisy, highlighting that the president did not act to bring in the National Guard on January 6th, but is now focused on creating the “optics of an occupying force” through federal agents. Fanone disputes Trump’s claims of a rising crime wave and believes this deployment is not about protecting the city’s residents but creating a specific image. Fanone called on law enforcement officers to resign from their positions if they were being co-opted by the Trump administration for immoral, unethical, or unconstitutional actions.
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