Donald Trump calls Jan 6 a "day of love."
October 29, Heard on Morning Edition. by Tom Dreisbach
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, "Approximately 140 police officers were assaulted on Jan. 6 at the Capitol, including about 80 from the U.S. Capitol Police and about 60 from the Metropolitan Police Department."
Among those injured was Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was assaulted with pepper spray during the riot. Later that day, he collapsed and was taken to a hospital. He died on Jan. 7, 2021. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Washington, D.C. determined that Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes, while also noting "all that transpired played a role in his condition."
Sicknick's family has blamed his death on the rioters who participated in the insurrection.
"All of you are culpable in Brian's death," Sicknick's mother, Gladys, wrote in a victim impact statement as part of the case against one of the men who attacked her son. "All of you bear responsibility for the injuries sustained by Brian's fellow officers — the broken bones, head trauma, and the continuing mental anguish they suffer — and will endure — for the rest of their lives."
She added, "Lawlessness, misplaced loyalty, and hate, killed my son."
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