WASHINGTON — Here are the key takeaways from Thursday’s committee hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot:
—The most compelling testimony came from U.S. Capitol Police office Caroline Edwards, who sustained brain damage during the attack as rioters pushed a bike rack on top of her head, knocking her unconscious. When she came to, she said, “I couldn’t believe my eyes, three were officers on the ground, they were bleeding, they were throwing up.” She said she was “slipping in people’s blood” and “it was carnage, it was chaos.’
—Edwards’ testimony was contrasted with that of the rioters who came to D.C. that day; they said they came at Trump’s request. Investigators sought to show a connection between two groups: The Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.
