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- Capitol Police officers released a statement skewering Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell over their refusal to support a bipartisan bill to investigate the January 6 Capitol riot.
- They expressed “profound disappointment” in the GOP leaders for their opposition.
- Officers suffered “hours” of “physical trauma” and “mental anguish” as a result of the riots, the statement said.
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Members of the US Capitol Police released a statement Wednesday slamming House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell over their refusal to support a bipartisan commission examining the January 6 Capitol insurrection and its aftermath.
The statement was signed, “Proud Members of the United States Capitol Police” and sent on the official letterhead of the USCP but does not represent the agency as a whole. It’s unclear how many members signed the letter.
“We members of the United States Capitol Police write this letter to express our profound disappointment with the recent comments from both chambers’ minority leaders expressing no need for a January 6th commission,” the letter said. “The brave men and women of the USCP were subjected to hours and hours of physical trauma which has led to months of mental anguish.”
The statement went on to say: “If you look around the Capitol building, you still have doors that are broken, windows still smashed and in some cases missing. Officers are forced to go to work with the daily reminder of what happened that dreadful day.”
It is “inconceivable that some of the Members we protect, would downplay the events of January 6th. Member safety was dependent upon the heroic actions of USCP,” it continued.
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