Mitch McConnell reportedly urged colleagues not to investigate Jan. 6. Evidently, families of officers who protected the Capitol that day haven't forgotten. (via MaddowBlog)
, Congress finally recognized law enforcement personnel yesterday, extending the Congressional Gold Medal to officers from the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department. It is the institution’s highest honor.
Nevertheless, one of the things that made yesterday’s ceremony unexpectedly interesting was an extended hand that went ignored.It seems clear in the video that Republican leaders were deliberately snubbed, but it struck me as at least possible that it was accidental. It was not. NBC NewsThe family of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died hours after defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, refused to shake hands with the two top Republican members of Congress at a Tuesday ceremony. ...
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