He must now leave policing for good and figure out the rest of his life," Raskin said. "On June 28, his team of doctors told him that permanent injuries he suffered to his left shoulder and right foot made it impossible for him to continue as a police officer. 6, suffered permanent injuries during the riot and has to leave his job, Raskin said in his closing remarks Tuesday. Aquilino Gonell, who delivered emotional testimony last year about confronting the pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 committee showed images of encrypted chats between Stone and leaders of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, like Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes, that indicated that they were intent on promoting pro-Trump events in November and December 2020, as well as the Jan. Stone did not participate in any discussions in the chat and has no recollection of ever posting anything in the chat,” attorney Grant Smith said.ĭuring the hearing, the Jan.
Stone was included in the group chat by whoever established it at the time. Mr. “Nor was I involved in the effort to delay the certification of the Electoral College.” Stone said he gave a speech a day before the riot that was “consistent with my constitutional free-speech rights to skepticism about the anomalies and irregularities in the 2020 election,” adding that he was “entitled to my apocalyptic view of America’s future as expressed in my speech.”Įarlier Tuesday, a lawyer for Stone told NBC News that Stone “did not participate” in the “Friends of Stone” group chat. “Any claim assertion or implication that I knew in advance about, was involved in or condoned any illegal act at the Capitol on January 6 is categorically false,” Stone wrote in the text. He texted moments after the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol concluded its seventh hearing, in which it revealed the existence of a "Friends of Stone" group chat that included the longtime Trump confidant and leaders of extremist groups. Stone, in a text message to NBC News, denied any advance knowledge or involvement in the Jan. 6 - but didn’t.Ĭatch up on Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 and Day 6 of the hearings. An ex-Twitter employee says Twitter considered cracking down on Trump before Jan.Giuliani says he called White House lawyers ‘p-s’ during a heated White House meeting.Cheney says Trump tried to call a witness after the last hearing.Tuesday's hearing was also the first time the public has heard testimony from former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who testified behind closed doors for hours Friday. The committee also heard testimony from a participant in the riot, as well as a former top member of the violent Oath Keepers group.
The committee also provided more detail about how outside advisers like Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, rather than White House officials, influenced Trump's thinking in the days before the attack. The panel played video and showed texts and online messages to illustrate how far-right individuals were emboldened by Trump's election lies. 6 committee focused Tuesday on what it says are clear ties between allies of former President Donald Trump and the extremist groups that led the riot at the U.S.
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