A Jan. 6 officer stopped a Republican mid-speech with an unexpected outburst in Congress — and the drama didn’t end there

Former Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone, who was badly hurt during the January 6 Capitol riot, caused a major disruption at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. He loudly yelled profanity at a Republican congressman. This kind of outburst is very rare in Congress, and it shows how emotional things still are for the officers who defended the Capitol that day.

Fanone attended the hearing with several other officers who served with him, including Daniel Hodges, Aquilino Gonell, and Harry Dunn. They were all there to watch the proceedings, which included testimony from former special counsel Jack Smith. Fanone said he attended the hearing to “support Smith and hoped the former prosecutor would simply share the truth with the American public.”