president Donald TrumpA comprehensive amnesty for 1,500 accused in the January 6 riots He sent a clear message to his most hardline supporters. During a Visit to CNN On Wednesday, a former D.C. police Cpl Michael Fanone I sent one back.
“That’s what I would say to Stuart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself,” Fanone said live on air, which shocked host Pamela Brown. “You’re a liar.”
The former cop was speaking directly to the recently pardoned founder Oath keepersa far-right militia whose presence was noticeable during the war January 6 riots. It was Rhodes He was sentenced to 18 years in prison For his role in the riots. He walked free Earlier this week After Trump’s pardon.
Fanone has reason to feel pain with Rhodes. He was electrocuted and beaten until he lost consciousness during the riots on January 6. he He testified before the House Select Committee About his experience in 2021, noting that he suffered a brain injury and lives with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Fanone’s testimony before lawmakers was relayed by former Fox News host Sean Hannity shortly thereafter. Laura Ingraham accused Fanone of making a show of portraying the riots as worse than they were.
“Facts are facts” Fanoni replied at that time. “They’ve been backed up by hundreds of hours of videotape, evidence and eyewitness testimony, there’s no question about that.”
Fanon is not alone in thinking that the J6 pardon went too far. Earlier this month, US Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said Concerned about the troubling precedent That pardon would determine.
“What message does that send? What message does that send to police officers across this nation, if someone doesn’t believe that a conviction for assault or worse against a police officer is something that should be upheld, in light of what we’re asking police officers to do.” Do it every day? Manger asked in an interview with The Washington Post.
Watch Fanone’s heated response below:
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