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Officer asks McCarthy to denounce GOP remarks on Jan. 6 riot

by Mary Clare JalonickKevin Freking
| June 27, 2021 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A police officer who was injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection confronted House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy in a meeting on Friday, asking him to publicly denounce statements by GOP members who have voted against honoring police and downplayed the violence of the attack.

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