United States Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick was one of many law enforcement officials who were on the front line, engaging with the rabid mob of Trump supporters and doing all they could to protect the Capitol building as well as the congressmen and women inside it on that fateful day in January 2021, when a huge gang of MAGA loyalists chose to rip the very seams of this nation’s democracy in Donald Trump’s name.
Just one day later, on January 7th, 2021, Brian Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of “natural causes.”
Now, Officer Sicknick’s long-time partner is speaking out and placing the blame for the deaths and destruction surrounding the January 6th attack right where it belongs — at the feet of the people who had every opportunity and ability to do something about it and simply chose not to.
On the heels of today’s explosive public January 6th hearing, CNN’s Jake Tapper interviewed Sandra Garza, Sicknick’s long-term partner before his untimely death the day after the fatal Capitol insurrection.
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Before turning to Garza, Tapper played a clip of Trump White House attorney Eric Hershmann’s testimony, in which Eric says he warned “Coup Memo” Trump attorney John Eastman that his election scheme would ultimately end in violence — a warning that Eastman blatantly ignored.
“It’s reprehensible,” Garza said in response. “You know, he knew that was going to cause an uproar and he didn’t care. He didn’t care how much bloodshed was going to spill or happen that day and said ‘Screw it, I’m going to do it anyway.’ A lot of people knew.”
“I was actually more moved on the first hearing with a lot of the testimony that I heard,” She went on. “I mean, even today as well, but because there were so many people that could have intervened and said, you know what? I’m going to do to the media. I’m going to go to the press. I’m going to scream from the rooftops and try and stop this. They knew Trump intimately, they knew how dangerous he was, and nobody did anything to stop him.”
“That’s interesting,” Tapper replied.
“I don’t want to put words in your mouth, but when you see Ivanka Trump or Jared Kushner or people like that, people who could have had a press conference and a million cameras would have come immediately. And said if she had said something like, please don’t listen to what my dad is saying, is that who you’re thinking of?” the CNN anchor went on to ask.
“Absolutely, yes. Ivanka in particular. I mean, families were decimated because of what happened on the 6th. people died because of what happened on the 6th,” Garza answered. “Just absolutely despicable.”
Tapper suggested that Garza look into the camera and speak directly to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner through the live CNN broadcast.
“Jared, Ivanka, yes, it’s hard to stand up to a family member, a father, father-in-law, but you could have done something,” she fired off into the camera.
“You could have avoided the bloodshed that took place, including the suicides that took place after. People died, people are still hurting. You heard Caroline Edwards’ testimony. She’s still impacted today. Many other officers are still hurting, physically and emotionally from what happened on the 6th”
Watch the powerful interview here:
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