NBC News: Faces of the January 6th Investigation

Long after the rioters left the U.S. Capitol, the shattered glass was swept up, and the nation began its reckoning with the January 6, 2021 attack, the people who were there that day and those most affected by the unprecedented violence are still seeking answers. Below are portraits of key figures who worked on the House January 6th Select Committee and testified publicly, some at an incredible personal and political cost. The interviews were conducted over the course of the panel’s months-long investigation.

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The Fallen Speaker: Former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Republican, spent almost 30 years in the Arizona Legislature, but after he refused pressure from Trump to overturn the state’s election results and testified before the Jan. 6 committee
The Election Worker: Ruby Freeman had her “life turned upside down” when Trump and his supporters targeted her with a baseless election conspiracy theory that has been debunked. The Georgia election worker recounted in emotional testimony before the
The Veteran Investigator: Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined the Jan. 6 committee with a lot of experience investigating Trump. As the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, he was part of the congressional investigation into Russian in
The White House Spox: Former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews told the nation about her decision to resign from the White House on Jan. 6 in response to then-President Donald Trump’s inaction in the wake of the attack on the Capitol.
Officer Dunn: Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn became an outspoken advocate for the officers who responded to the January 6th, 2021 attack on the Capitol, having himself been subject to racist attacks by rioters that day. “My ultimate goal is accoun
The Angry Republican: Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) was “angry” on Jan. 6, but when he realized that night that most of his colleagues weren’t, he was outraged. It was that anger that propelled him to join the Jan. 6 committee, one of just two Republican
Sergeant Gonell: Former Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell was assaulted while responding to the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and has since been forced to retire as a result of his injuries. “People need to understand that this could ha
The Fallen Democrat: Rep Elaine Luria (D-VA) knew that being a part of the House January 6th Committee could affect her ability to get reelected in a tight midterm race. “I'm the only Democrat representing a Republican district,” Luria said, “So I'm
Officer Hodges: Video of Metropolitan Police Officer Hodges being crushed against a door while defending the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 went viral and became a visual representation of the physical cost of the attack. “How often does someone like
Officer Fanone: Former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who was dragged out of the Capitol and assaulted by rioters during the January 6th, 2021 attack on the Capitol, has become an outspoken critic of Republican lawmakers who he says cont
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