Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, attempted to blame Michael Fanone and several other Metropolitan Police Department officials, rather than President Donald Trump, for their handling of rioters during the Capitol attack. His remarks occurred during former special prosecutor Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, CNN reported.

Where is Michael Fanone today? The former DC police officer was brutally assaulted by insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6.

Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, said U.S. Capitol leadership – and not President Donald Trump – was to blame for the events of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Michael Fanone, who was brutally beaten as a Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 insurrection, let his feelings be known at Thursday's hearing.

A January 6 cop told a Republican blaming Capitol Police for the insurrection to 'go f*** yourself' in a heated moment during Jack Smith's testimony to Congress. Smith, the former Special Counsel for US Dept.

Michael Fanone, the former D.C. police officer who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wore a Dropkick Murphys T-shirt to a Congressional hearing.

Noem seemed to be flummoxed by Tapper playing tape of the Jan. 6 riot and confronting her about a "different standard" for Capitol police and ICE officers. The post WATCH: Kristi Noem Sputters After Tapper Rolls J6 Tape and Confronts Her On Whether Capitol Police Had Cause to Shoot first appeared on Mediaite.

Michael Fanone watched the proceedings but couldn't stay silent when Rep. Troy Nehls gabbed on about who he thought was to blame for the siege.