Jan. 6 Committee Hearing Open with Harrowing Accounts from Officers
We ran the numbers: There are 3029 news articles covering this topic. 66% (2000) are left leaning, 25% (750) are center, and 9% (279) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, officers who defended the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection offered powerful and emotional testimony before lawmakers. While left-leaning articles highlight that members of the House select committee believe the first-person accounts of intensely traumatic experiences will resonate with the American public, right-leaning articles highlight that House Minority Leader Representative Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. and other House GOP leaders blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., of being responsible for the security failures at the capitol on January 6.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that members of the House select committee examining the events on January 6 believe the first-person accounts of intensely traumatic experiences will resonate with the American public. Capitol Police Office Harry Dunn told lawmakers that protesters dressed in Trump campaign paraphernalia called him the n-word.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that officers recounted scenes of chaos, violence, and destruction as the House select committee kicked off its investigation into the insurrection. The hearing marked the first meeting of the select committee to investigate the day’s events.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that House Minority Leader Representative Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. and other House GOP leaders blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., of being responsible for the security failures at the capitol on January 6. House Republican Conference Chair Representative Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., claimed that in December 2020, Pelosi was “made aware of potential security threats.”
From the left
Jan. 6 hearings open with visceral accounts of Trump supporters’ assault on police
The Washington Post
From the right
McCarthy, Republicans point finger at Pelosi over Jan. 6 Capitol security failure
Fox News