Former DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone Responds To Trump Indictment, MAGA House Members Defending Former President

Officer Michael Fanone: “It disgusts me that House Republicans are heinously coming to the defense of Trump’s criminal behavior while putting up the foundation of our democracy as collateral.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, former President Donald J. Trump was indicted on four counts connected to his attempt to remain in power after losing the 2020 election. MAGA Republicans in the House have continuously come to Trump’s defense, making excuses for his criminal conduct and dismissing the irrevocable damage to our democracy that took place as a direct result of his false claims of election fraud. Former DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone responded to the numerous MAGA Republicans, like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Elise Stefanik, who have gone on the record defending Trump for his conduct in the lead up to January 6th.

“Our justice system has a duty to try those who commit crimes, and Donald Trump must answer for his — he is not above the law and his attack on our democracy was un-American, despicable, and unforgivable,” said Michael Fanone, Courage for America council member and former DC Police officer injured in the Jan. 6 insurrection. “I saw the Trump-fueled MAGA attack before my eyes. It was calculated, premeditated, and malicious. It disgusts me that House Republicans are heinously coming to the defense of Trump’s criminal behavior while putting up the foundation of our democracy as collateral.”

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