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Rhiannon12866

(255,843 posts) Fri Aug 27, 2021, 08:15 PM Aug 2021

Fordham Professor: Black Officers On Jan 6th Had To Protect Themselves - Deadline - MSNBC [View all]

Christina Greer, Fordham University professor and TheGrio politics editor, and Frank Figgliuzi, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, discuss Lester Holt’s interview with Lt. Michael Byrd, the officer who killed a rioter on January 6th in an effort to keep upwards of 60 members of Congress and staff safe. Aired on 08/27/2021.

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Fordham Professor: Black Officers On Jan 6th Had To Protect Themselves - Deadline - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Aug 2021 #1

Not to mention that these officers were sworn to protect the lives of those in the House Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #2

Right! SheltieLover Aug 2021 #5

They were armed, they were violent and they broke into a restricted area and they threatened lives Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #6

Yup SheltieLover Aug 2021 #7

Thank you Frank Figgliuzi bottomofthehill Aug 2021 #3

I was hoping that they'd make his remarks available, I agree he was the best on this - as usual. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #4

If Babbitt had gotten through the window she would've opened... brush Aug 2021 #8

Exactly, she was smashing her way into an area not open to the public, followed by a violent mob Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #9