Officers Testify At First Hearing Of The House Jan. 6 Investigation

Four responding officers shared in detail what they went through and criticized those who have since downplayed the Capitol riot.

The Chairman of the House committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection wrapped up Tuesday's testimony by asking the four testifying officers what action they wanted to see come out of the investigation. Officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot said they fought a war that day – one they couldn't afford to lose. Four officers gave emotional, occasionally angry, accounts of the attack, in which they were beaten and verbally abused as the mob of Trump’ supporters overwhelmed them, broke through windows and doors and interrupted the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win.