He has to suppress the fact that he had the exact same reaction that the vast majority of members of Congress and the vast majority of the public had. I mean, he was horrified and he knew that in this environment where six people had already died that day, several people would die in the days to come. With 150 of our officers wounded. This was a totally fluid and dangerous and unpredictable environment.
Raskin discusses Kevin McCarthy's reaction to the January 6th attack and the political implications of his actions.
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