Mike Fanone, a Metro officer who was injured during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, famously testified before the January 6 Select Committee. Now, Fanone is speculating on what Congress might do in the event of a Democratic takeover of Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.
Per Mediaite, Fanone made a bold prediction in a recent interview about what might happen if a Democratic-controlled Congress gains subpoena power.
Jan. 6 Vet Mike Fanone Says Trump Will Flee The Country In New Jet After Dems Take Over https://t.co/9vSyK1BGcz
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) November 29, 2025
“And you know, his– the likelihood if there are free and fair elections in 2026 of Donald Trump not being impeached, or at least, you know, investigated and having his ad administration investigated into oblivion are slim to none,” Fanone said in the interview, for the Substack of Mediaite reporter Tommy Christopher.
“And so I think he’s starting to feel the pressure. And I think you’re starting to see him lash out in ways that you know are incredibly dangerous.”
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Fanone also speculated that Trump ran for president again for “two reasons.”
“One of them was he wanted to enrich himself. And we’ve seen that now with, you know, with his purported you know, wealth from these crypto schemes, and that he’s now some worth in somewhere in excess of 800 billion dollars, which was insane. You know, absolutely insane,” he said in the interview. “And I think that that was his prime his real motivation. Obviously staying out of prison was a huge motivation.”
So what might happen should Trump run into scrutiny again after the midterms?
“So he doesn’t give a shit who he destroys as long as he stays out of jail, he gets his retribution, and he makes, you know, billions of dollars off of crypto,” Fanone said. “And you know, I foresee a you know, he’ll be hopping on that Qatari jet to Saudi Arabia and living out the remainder of his days.”
Donald Trump says he will flee to Venezuela if he loses election https://t.co/rzIyCXsEO5 pic.twitter.com/tIkpNIk9pq
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 13, 2024
Past predictions about Trump fleeing the country have, of course, not come true. But Trump did joke, in a 2024 interview with Elon Musk, that he might do just that- floating, of all countries, Venezuela as a possible destination.
“If something happens with this election, which would be a horror show, we’ll meet the next time in Venezuela because it’ll be a far safer place to meet than our country, OK?”
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