‘This is how I’m going to die’: police tell panel of trauma of Capitol attack
by Joan E Greve in Washington and Adam Gabbatt from on (#5MMAC)
Panel opened first hearing with focus on law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as rioters broke into US Capitol
Law enforcement officers have described fearing for their lives during the January attack on the US Capitol and living with constant trauma" during the first hearing of the House investigation into the deadly assault, with prominent Republicans boycotting proceedings in an attempt to undermine any findings.
In harrowing testimony on Tuesday, the officers described being crushed by violent pro-Trump rioters, threatened with their own service weapons, and being target by racist abuse.
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