Caitlin Huey-Burns

Caitlin Huey-Burns @CHueyBurns

RT @cbszak: Officer Harry Dunn on being called the n-word repeatedly and seeing Confederate flags at the Capitol Jan. 6: “It’s so dishearte… — PolitiTweet.org

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Officee Gonell describing his time in Iraq and January 6th: "At least [in Iraq] we knew we were in a combat zone," he says. At the Capitol, "not only were we attacked one time, but multiple times over and over...This was our own citizens." — PolitiTweet.org

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Themes from the four officers' testimony: The legitimate fear for their lives, thinking they were going to die that day, and that January 6th isn't over for them--the physical and emotional trauma is enduring. — PolitiTweet.org

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Officer Dunn recalls the racist slurs he endured. Until that day, he said, "No one had ever ever called me a n***** while wearing the uniform of a Capitol Police officer." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @haleytalbotnbc: As we hear the powerful stories from officers on Jan 6 can’t help but think of the entire USCP force, including those t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @vladduthiersCBS: Hodges: “I saw the thin blue line flag a symbol of support for law enforcement, being carried by the terrorists as the… — PolitiTweet.org

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The video from that day is incredibly hard to watch. But the verbal testimony from these officers is incredibly difficult to hear. So critical in our understanding of what happened that day. — PolitiTweet.org

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Officer Hodges describes being beaten with his own gas mask — PolitiTweet.org

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Officer Hodges refers to the mob not as rioters but as terrorists. — PolitiTweet.org

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Officer Hodges describes how the rioters were taunting and making fun of the police, calling them traitors. "You're on the wrong team," one shouted at him. "You will die on your knees," another shouted. — PolitiTweet.org

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"The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful," Fanone says, raising his voice and slamming his hand on the table. — PolitiTweet.org

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Fanone says he not only feared being shot but also being "torn apart" by the rioters, and "thought of my four daughters." Says his body camera footage is essential for understanding what happened that day. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CBSNews: Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell tears up while testifying about being attacked by rioters on January 6, sustaining injurie… — PolitiTweet.org

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Officer Fanone says he feared being "stripped of and killed with my own weapon" and he heard chants of "kill him with his own gun." — PolitiTweet.org

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As an immigrant, "I am especially proud to have defended the U.S. Constitution and Democracy on January 6th." — PolitiTweet.org

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Heartbreaking: Gonell says that for most, January 6th is over, "But for those of us who were in the thick of it, it has not ended." — PolitiTweet.org

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Gonell says he got home at 4 AM and returned to the Capitol at 8 AM the next day and worked 15 consecutive days. And "more than six months later, I'm still trying to recover from my injuries." — PolitiTweet.org

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Gonell is wiping tears from his eyes recalling his experience on Jan 6th. He says he thought to himself during the attack, "this is how I'm going to die" and that the rioters were shouting "Trump sent us." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @aaronlarnavarro: Inside the 1/6 committee hearing room today for @CBSNews: After a ~5 min. video recap of the insurrection, Officers D… — PolitiTweet.org

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Officer Aquilino Gonell recalls growing up in the Dominican Republican and looking up to the United States. Since arriving, he was the first in his family to go to college. "This country gave me the opportunity to become anything I wanted." — PolitiTweet.org

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Cheney says without proper investigation, she fears "another January 6th every four years" — PolitiTweet.org

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Cheney in opening statement says that the preferred route would have been a 1/6 commission, but it was "opposed by my own leadership in the House." — PolitiTweet.org

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The split screen of the Capitol police officers watching the explicit content footage from that day...wow. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chair Bennie Thompson's opening statement on Jan 6th select committee: "A peaceful transfer of power did not happen this year." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @robjgifford: Special coverage of the first House select cmte hearing on Jan. 6 begins on CBSN TODAY at 9amET w/ @AMGreenCBS, @vladduthi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @hugorojo: Starting now on CBSN: @vladduthiersCBS and @AMGreenCBS anchor special coverage ahead of the House select committee's first he… — PolitiTweet.org

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Easy choice for Alaskan of the Week — PolitiTweet.org

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This is why I am obsessed with the Olympics. All the feels! Go Lydia! — PolitiTweet.org

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Hey bipartisan infrastructure group: can you work out some funding for another 50 meter pool in Alaska?? — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh, lovely: a power outage — PolitiTweet.org