The National Police Association lobbying group has said that the House hearing into the Jan. 6 Capitol incident is politically motivated, urging Congress to instead investigate left-wing riots that left numerous officers injured last year.
Association spokeswoman Betsy Brantner Smith said in an interview that Congress should hear testimonials from thousands of officers who were injured during demonstrations, riots, arson, and other violence last year following the death of George Floyd.
During the first hearing for the House select committee on the Jan. 6 breach, four police officers offered testimony saying that individuals who entered the Capitol made specific threats against them.
"People need to see that police officers go through horrible things, and Jan. 6 was a horrible thing for some of those officers," Smith told Fox News.
Later, Smith questioned why the federal government hasn't provided more information about the shooting death of Ashli Babbitt, one of several Trump supporters who died during the incident, or raised questions about video footage of Capitol Police officers' interactions with demonstrators on Jan. 6.
"We have a Las Vegas police officer who is still paralyzed from the Black Lives Matter riots," she told Fox.
Last month, the Portland Police Bureau's riot squad quit en masse after one of its officers was indicted on an assault charge.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
National Police Association: Congress Should Investigate 2020 Riots, Not Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
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