Senior Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt (R) on Sunday argued it is "too early" to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.
A Marine Corps officer was arrested Thursday over his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection, making him the first active-duty service member charged over the Capitol attack.
The Justice Department said in a statement that Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, 40, “violently entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, after pushing through a line of police officers guarding the East Rotunda doors.”
He then allegedly used his body to prop a door open to allow more people to rush into the Capitol.
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“When a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer tried to pull the doors shut, Warnagiris refused and continued pushing it open. Warnagiris can be seen pushing the officer in an effort to maintain his position in the open door in security camera footage and publicly available video footage,” the Justice Department said.
Speaking with MSNBC reporter Hallie Jackson, Kildee said he thought he was “fine” immediately following the attack. But when the congressman returned home, saw the videos and images of the riot and realized how many people had stormed the Capitol, he had an “emotional and physical reaction,” he said.
“I had a lot of tension in my chest, my breathing was difficult. I became really irritable,” Kildee told Jackson.
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A friend in Congress recommended that Kildee see Jim Gordon, an author and psychiatrist who specializes in trauma. Gordon said he immediately recognized symptoms of PTSD in Kildee.
“We all carry it around with us”: In our exclusive interview, @RepDanKildee breaks his silence about his mental health struggles and post-traumatic stress since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/VVKqvfsiJO Hallie Jackson Reports (@HallieOnMSNBC) April 12, 2021
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