D.C. Police Officer Smacks Table During Emotional Jan. 6 Testimony

Michael Fanone shouted when he told lawmakers, "The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful!”

Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, one of the most vocally critical members of law enforcement who responded to the Capitol riot, gave some fiery testimony Tuesday morning during the first congressional hearing on the events of Jan. 6.  Fanone described the harrowing and traumatic experience of being physically assaulted as he and other officers responded to the rioting, only to watch members of Congress downplay that trauma in the weeks and months afterward.  “The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful!” Fanone told lawmakers, shouting as he slammed a hand down hard on the table that held his prepared statement.