Michael Fanone, retired Metropolitan Police officer, had a heated exchange with Ivan Raiklin during House Judiciary Committee hearing on Jack Smith testimony.

Michael Fanone, a former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and Ivan Raiklin, a conservative activist and conspiracy theorist who frequently appears on

U.S. Capitol Police intervened after a shouting match erupted during a recess at a House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring former Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Michael Fanone watched the proceedings but couldn't stay silent when Rep. Troy Nehls gabbed on about who he thought was to blame for the siege.

A Thursday hearing featuring former special counsel Jack Smith grew tense after a former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer, who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, and a conservative activist known for protesting the outcome of the 2020 election were involved in an altercation,

Former D.C. cop Michael Fanone nearly came to blows with a right-wing election-denier during prosecutor Jack Smith’s congressional hearing on Thursday.

Former DC police officer Michael Fanone clashed with activist Ivan Raiklin at a congressional hearing. Fanone, injured during the January 6 Capitol attack, accused Raiklin of threats. The incident led to police intervention.

The former officer who suffered a heart attack defending the Capitol had heated exchanges with Rep. Troy Nehls and far-right figure Ivan Raiklin, who he says threatened his children.

Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, said U.S. Capitol leadership – and not President Donald Trump – was to blame for the events of the Jan. 6 insurrection.