“I’m not a politician. I’m not an elected official. I don’t expect anybody to give two shits about my opinions.
“But I will say this. Those are lies, and peddling that bullshit is an assault on every officer that fought to defend the Capitol. It’s disgraceful.
“I’m interested in sitting down with anybody that’s willing to take the time to, you know, to listen to my account.” – DC police office Michael Fanone, who was clubbed with a flagpole, repeatedly tased, and suffered a brain injury at the hands of Trump supporters.
DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone speaks after @CNN obtained bodycam video showing him being brutally assaulted at the Capitol on Jan 6.
He tells @donlemon the lies being told about that day are “an assault on every officer that fought to defend the Capitol.” pic.twitter.com/OGjtMCSBcB
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) May 14, 2021