Death of Natural Causes Notwithstanding, Two Trump Supporters Still Assaulted Officer Sicknick With Bear Spray

In a story published by The Washington Post this afternoon, the Chief Medical Examiner in D.C. concluded that Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes after sustaining two strokes as a result of a blood clot. 

According Dr. Francisco Diaz, Officer Sicknick did not have any external or internal injuries nor did he sustain an allergic reaction to bear spray although Diaz acknowledged the events of the day indicating “all that transpired played a role in his condition.”

This was sufficient for Trump apologists to take to Twitter and dance on Officer Sicknick's grave.

Dinesh D'Souza: "Three and a half months after the massive media hoopla, the number of people killed by Trump supporters on January 6 can now be tabulated: Zero!"

Michael Tracey: "They killed a cop!" was repeated ad nauseum to drive home the narrative that everyone had to be extra fearful of the Jan 6 "insurrection" and accept all extreme retaliatory actions in its wake. Add that to the neverending stack of discredited falsehoods."

Newt Gingrich: "Why did it take over three months to determine how Officer Sicknick died? This doesn’t make any sense. Only person killed January 6 was an unarmed woman killed by a policeman. Imagine media outcry if she had not been a Trump supporter. The media narrative has now collapsed."

I'm not exactly sure what D'Souza, Tracey and Gingrich are crowing about. Nothing they say changes the fact that Officer Sicknick was assaulted with bear spray by two Trump supporters - Julian Elie Khater and George Pierre Tanios. Their actions might not have led to Officer Sicknick's death, but it is still a crime with which the two aforementioned Trump supporters have been charged. I'm not about to throw these guys a parade and nor should the former Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Numerous other police officers were also assaulted with weapons during the attempted insurrection including with "Blue Lives Matter" flags. D'Souza, Tracey, Gingrich and other Trump apologists can pretend this didn't happen all they want. Trump supporters engaged in violent political behavior for a case predicated on a complete and utter lie.

If not for this complete and utter lie, Officer Brian Sicknick would still walk among us.