“I can tell you gentlemen, that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump,” Nehls, of Texas, said, addressing several law enforcement officers attending the hearing who responded to the riot that day. Nehls said the fault of the attack lies with “the US Capitol leadership team.”“We know they had the intelligence,” Nehls said before Fanone, after a loud cough, interrupted. “F**k yourself,” Fanone, who was dragged out and beaten in a crowd of rioters during one of the most violent clashes that day, said loudly. Smith, in his first public appearance before lawmakers, said he was “shocked” when he saw the attack on the Capitol. He warned that there are potentially “catastrophic” ongoing threats to US democracy because of the failure to hold Trump accountable for his “criminal” attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

Source: CNN January 23, 2026 19:24 UTC