Two sources close to the matter confirmed that NBC News will be hearing testimony from a Capitol Police officer, who sustained injuries while trying to stop a pro-Trump mob from storming the U.S. Capitol.
Caroline Edwards sustained a concussion in January 2021 when she fell to the ground on the steps of the Capitol from being pushed back by rioters. “Why aren’t you standing in our path?” According to court records, one of the rioters asked her.
According to Edwards, she has fainting spells due to the brain injury that affected her ability do her job.
Edwards asked for a judge’s permission to hold Ryan Samsel as an alleged attacker. When will we be free from the scars and memories of that day? When will I feel full and free again? I am free from the fear that my brain injury may cause me embarrassment in the best of situations, and further injury in the worst.
She said, “You took moments from me that are irreplaceable.” Samsel pleaded not guilty to the charges and is currently awaiting trial.
Edwards, despite her injuries, told MSNBC last summer that she still remembers vividly the day of the attack.
“Those images, those smells, that yelling, you know the chaos. She said that it was a war zone on that day.
Edwards will participate in the Jan. 6 committee’s first public hearing, which begins at 8 p.m. ET Thursday. A British documentary filmmaker Nick Quested will also testify, a source who is familiar with the matter said to NBC News. Quested was following Proud Boys members as the riot unfolded. Quested’s footage shows Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys, and Stewart Rhodes, the leader of Oath Keepers on the day preceding the riot.
The New York Times first reported Edwards’ and Quested’s planned testimony.
