U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger stated there need to be responsibility for those who assault police
Released January 6, 2025 2:36 PM (EST)
Trump fans encounter authorities and security forces as they storm the United States Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP by means of Getty Images)
The head of the U.S. Capitol Police has actually come out versus pardons for anybody who assaulted members of police, consisting of those who did so throughout the Jan. 6 insurrection 4 years earlier, informing The Washington Post that there must be repercussions for those who attack authorities.
According to the Department of Justice, about 140 law enforcement officers were attacked on Jan. 6, consisting of about 80 members of U.S. Capitol Police, among whom, Brian Sicknick, suffered a stroke and “died due to injuries sustained while on-duty,” per a press release at the time.
Numerous individuals were eventually charged for assaulting police, a number of whom might be released if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to release pardons “in the very first hour” of his presidency. Trump has actually stated cases will be taken a look at on a specific basis, he has actually promised to release the “huge bulk” of individuals put behind bars for their efforts to obstruct the serene transfer of power.
Talking to the Post, U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger– framing his remarks as referring to a basic absence of responsibility for attacks on police– argued that anybody who attacks authorities must deal with repercussions, no matter their political beliefs.
“What message does that send out? What message does that send out to law enforcement officers throughout this country, if somebody does not believe that a conviction for an attack or even worse versus a policeman is something that should be maintained, provided what we ask policemans to do every day?” Manger asked.
“This is not about any specific president,” Manger continued. “It's not about any specific pardon. It's about law enforcement officer who are asked to do the important things that they're asked to do, and the neighborhood supporting them when they're injured, hurt, attacked or eliminated.”
