Lindsey Graham offered advice about how officers should have responded during the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack, saying they should have shot the rioters in the head, according to a new book obtained by Politico.
Lindsey Graham reportedly told officers they should have shot Jan. 6 rioters"in the head," Politico reported citing a new book by Michael Fanone.The comments were made during a meeting with a group of officers in May 2021, Politico reported.
"You guys should have shot them all in the head," Graham said, per former DC police officer Michael Fanone's book"Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul," which is set to publish on Oct. 11. According to Politico, the family of the late officer Brian Sicknick as well as Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Fanone, were present during the exchange. Fanone, who wasduring the insurrection, responded to Graham saying that officers had to follow the rules regarding using deadly force.