The official verdict on the cause of the death of US Police Chief Brian Sicknick mimics the media report on which former President Donald Trump’s second indictment was largely predicted.
Washington’s top medical investigator ruled Monday that Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes the day after confronting rioters in the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6. The verdict apparently reflects early media reports that Sicknick died after being hit in the head with a fire extinguisher by Trump supporters during the protest.
“The problem was, it fit into a story they wanted to tell,” Hurt told host Sandra Smith.
“The story included the fact that his death was a key – probably the most important part of the indictment process. [former] President Trump. The whole accusation hangs on it. Because of the story, the media, they ran with it, politicians ran with it. ‘
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While Sicknick’s death was tragic regardless of the cause, Hurt stressed, the media’s urgency to incite a political story reveals an “extraordinary contempt these people have for the extraordinary service that Officer Sicknick provided that day and during his career. delivered. “
Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick
(US Capitol Police)
The New York Times reported on January 8 that Sicknick died from injuries he sustained while physically involved with pro-Trump rioters. The report cites two law enforcement officials who allege that Sicknick was ‘beaten with a fire extinguisher’ during the violence. House executives use the Times article as evidence in their memo against Trump against the accusation.
Weeks later, the Times quietly updated its story to take note of new information questioning the initial cause of his death by officials near Capitol police, but the review came weeks after the inaccurate information was initially published.
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“What’s even more surprising to me is the fact that Officer Sicknick’s body was cremated more than two months ago,” Hurt remarked, “and the evidence we have now, that Officer Sicknick died the next day of natural causes, was based on information they had more than two months ago.
“So DOJ officials, Democrats on Capitol Hill and the media have been telling the lies ever since.”