'They wouldn't care if I was dead' -- staffer fallout from Jan. 6 continues

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Robert Maguire
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"When I see those members in the hallway or the basement, I think to myself that they wouldn’t care if I was dead." - congressional staffer talking about Republicans who are downplaying the Jan 6 attack

‘They wouldn’t care if I was dead’ — staffer fallout from Jan. 6 continues
Lawmakers seeking to deny what happened on Jan. 6 is putting increased pressure on staffers who lived through the riot.
rollcall.com
8:17 AM · May 27, 2021

https://www.rollcall.com/2021/05/27/they-wouldnt-care-if-i-was-dead-staffer-fallout-from-jan-6-continues/

A congressional staffer froze recently when elevator doors opened and there stood a member of the House who has downplayed the violence of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Some congressional employees are shaken by what they see as the whitewashing of the attack, and the denials have reignited lingering trauma.

One House employee who works in the Capitol building and heard the rioters banging on their office door said seeing the lawmakers try to erase the destruction is jarring.

Thirteen staffers interviewed by CQ Roll Call, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly about their mental health and how they are coping, point to comments like those from Rep. Andrew Clyde. Despite helping barricade the House chamber from rioters, the Georgia Republican downplayed the events of Jan. 6 at a hearing earlier this month as “acts of vandalism” and said the rioters were “orderly” and looked like “a normal tourist visit.”

Five people died in the attack, including a police officer. Two officers died by suicide after the violence. Some officers have brain injuries; one lost an eye.

“When I see those members in the hallway or the basement, I think to myself that they wouldn’t care if I was dead,” one staffer told CQ Roll Call.

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[SoCalDavidS]

1. These Poor People Need To Do Their Jobs, Otherwise They'll Be Fired

Unlike the Pieces Of Shit repubs that they have to defend.