Remember this young police officer, Daniel Hodges, who was crushed in doors to the Capitol and viciously assaulted on Jan 6?
The insurrectionist who did this to him, Steven Cappuccio, 53, of Universal City, Texas, was CONVICTED in a bench trial yesterday. Sentencing date Oct 19.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?
VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear
STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question
VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.
Texas Republicans have locked Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier inside the state house chamber and refuse to allow her to leave.
They are requiring Democrats to sign “permission slips” and have a police escort in order to leave the chamber, and she refuses to sign it.
I was directly behind Biden a year ago here. Unfortunately this meant I couldn't space out since I was on camera constantly. But it did let me see the teleprompter as he gave his speech.
He was sharp, fumbled rarely, recovered quickly and improvised at times. He ain't senile.
There are several reasons why I didn't use my sidearm during the insurrection and while I can only speak for myself I suspect other officers may have had similar concerns. 🧵
(Photo credit: Roberto Schmidt)
Enjoyed your interview w/ Capitol Police Officer Danny Hodges.
The thing that has never been spoken about, is why none of the officers used deadly force to protect themselves?
Strangled, sprayed, beaten w/ his own baton, crushed in a doorway… Why no use of guns by police?
I submitted the following statement to the court for the sentencing of Steven Cappuccio, the man who ripped off my gas mask and beat me with my own baton on 1/6/21.