After meeting with McCarthy, DC Metro Police Officer Michael Fanone says he asked the GOP leader to denounce GOP members’ conspiracies about Jan. 6 and the 21 Rs who voted against awarding police with congressional gold medals.
He said that McCarthy would address it privately
He said that McCarthy would address it privately
“I asked him specifically for a commitment to denounce that publicly. And he said that he would address it at a personal level, with some of those members. But again … as the leader of the House Republican Party, it’s important to hear those denouncements publicly,” Fanone said
On select committee probing Jan. 6, Fanone asked McCarthy "for a commitment not to put obstructionists or the wrong people in that position."
Dunn and Fanone both said that McCarthy "committed to taking it seriously."
Dunn and Fanone both said that McCarthy "committed to taking it seriously."
On Andrew Clyde, Fanone said that he also asked McCarthy to denounce Rep. Clyde's statements 6 that Jan. 6 was like a "normal tourist visit.” Fanone: “I found those remarks to be disgusting."
On the baseless theory that the FBI was behind Jan. 6, Fanone also asked him to denounce that conspiracy. “I think that members are espousing as well as members of the media who are espousing those remarks are disgusting."
On how McCarthy responded to his request to denounce FBI conspiracy, Fanone said: "I don't think he had a response to that or not. He's a good politician."
When Fanone walked out, the first thing he said was "I need a drink." Asked later why he said that, Fanone said: "This is not something I enjoy doing... But I see this as an extension of my service on Jan. 6."
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