Newly released footage of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol shows the seething mob of pro-Donald Trump insurrectionists descend on a police officer, then beat him with a flagpole and attack him with a stun gun. The footage from the bodycam of D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, obtained by CNN, left anchor Don Lemon in tears:EXCLUSIVE: @CNN has obtained bodycam video showing the attack on DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone during the Jan. 6 insurrection. About 140 officers, some from the U.S. Capitol Police and others from the Metropolitan Police Department, were injured by the mob, which was egged on by Trump. “I experienced a group of individuals that were trying to kill me to accomplish their goal,” he told CNN. “A lot of people have asked me my thoughts on the individuals in the crowd that ... tried to offer some assistance,” Fanone told CNN.

Source: Huffington Post May 13, 2021 05:03 UTC