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Former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone has been criminally referred to the DOJ by @IvanRaiklin (Ivan Raiklin) over allegations tied to his January 6 testimony, public statements, and conduct during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

To be clear: a criminal referral is not a criminal charge.

The DOJ has not confirmed that Fanone has been indicted, charged, or that any active prosecution has begun.

But the referral raises serious questions.

According to Raiklin, the referral was submitted to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, with a copy referred to D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, and alleges possible violations involving:

🔷 False statements to Congress
🔷 Obstruction of official proceedings
🔷 Assaulting or impeding officers or employees
🔷 Unlawful activity on Capitol grounds

Raiklin also says he filed a separate $10 million civil lawsuit against Fanone that includes claims for defamation, assault, and threats.

The center of the controversy is Fanone’s past description of what happened to him on January 6, including his claim that he was beaten unconscious for more than four minutes, suffered a heart attack, and was later diagnosed with a concussion, traumatic brain injury, and PTSD.

Critics argue that bodycam and EMT footage raise questions about parts of that timeline, including whether Fanone was conscious and speaking shortly after being pulled from the crowd.

Supporters of Fanone point to the violence he faced on January 6 and the fact that people were convicted for assaulting him.

That is exactly why the evidence matters.

This should not be about protecting a narrative.

It should be about applying the same legal standard to everyone.

If people were prosecuted based on statements, videos, testimony, and timelines, then public officials, witnesses, activists, and media figures should be held to the same standard when their own claims are challenged.

A referral is not proof of guilt.

But it is a demand for investigation.

And at minimum, the public deserves to know whether sworn testimony, media claims, and bodycam evidence all tell the same story.

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