At the initial hearing of the House select committee to investigate the January 6 coup, held Tuesday, four police officers who battled armed fascist insurgents incited by Donald Trump to overrun the U.S. Capitol gave graphic testimony of the violence and murderous intent of the mob.
Officer Hodges said he had “no doubt” the insurrectionists intended to kill elected officials in order to block the congressional certification of the Electoral College victory of Joe Biden in the presidential race.
McCarthy held a press conference just before the opening of the committee hearing. He denounced the hearing as a partisan witch-hunt and demanded an investigation of Nancy Pelosi’s alleged failure to protect the Capitol from the insurgents. He ignored the fact that they had been summoned by Trump to kidnap and/or kill Pelosi and other officials, including then-Vice President Mike Pence. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/07/28/pers-j28.html
