man in charge of protecting managing committee during capital Riot died on Monday, Fox News Reported – a day before January 6 The committee announced that they were holding a surprise session to reveal new evidence.
Michael Stenger, 71, was a sergeant in the arms of the Senate – chief law enforcement officer and head of protocol for the chamber – from April 2018 until the day after the attempted rebellion.
He resigned, along with the House Sergeant of Arms and the Chief of Capitol Police, amid criticism that he had failed to respond effectively from atop the building.
Stanger previously served in the United States Marine Corps, and spent 35 years in the Secret Service.
He was born in New Jersey, and attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in the state, graduating with a BA in Arts.
Stanger lived with his wife, Janet, at Falls Church, Virginia. The couple is believed to have two adult children.
Fox’s congressional correspondent Chad Pergram tweeted: ‘Fox confirms that Senate Sergeant Michael Stanger at Arms, in charge of Senate security on the day of the Capitol riot, has died.’
Politico’s congressional reporter Catherine Tully-McManus also confirmed his death.
“Former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stanger passed away this morning,” he tweeted.
‘He joined the SAA team in 2011 after a career with the Secret Service and was appointed to the SAA in 2018.’
According to a report, Michael Stanger, who was a sergeant in the Senate during the Capitol riot, passed away on Monday.
Stanger (left) and Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy (right) are seen speaking after the riots on Jan. 6, as Congress resumes its session. Police eye on this pair
Stanger resigned a day after the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots
Before joining the Secret Service, Stanger became a captain in the Marines.
He worked on protective detail before taking on a leadership role – first as assistant director of the Office of Investigation, and then in the Office of Protective Research.
By the time he left the Secret Service, he had come third in command, Presence informed of.
In 2011, he took a job in the Senate for the first time, serving as Assistant Sergeant for Protective Services and Continuity.
In 2014, when former Democratic leader Harry Reid’s longtime aide Drew Willison became a sergeant at arms, he made Stanger his deputy.
Willison said in an interview in 2014, ‘Mike and I are definitely planning on working as a team. Presence,
He said at the time that he expected Stanger would “naturally gravitate” toward safety.
‘Security is going to be critically important, but I want to continue to focus on the back half of it, which will be everyone’s day-to-day conversation on the customer service end.’
Stanger, right, is seen with Mike Pence as he walks into the House Chamber on January 7, 2021, for the final certification of the election. Stanger will resign a few hours after this photo was taken
Stanger is seen in March 2020, a year before the Capitol riots in which he lost his job
Karen Gibson is the current Sergeant in Arms for the Senate
Stanger also served as a deputy to Frank Larkin, who served as a sergeant at arms from 2015–18.
When Larkin stepped down, Mitch McConnell appointed Stanger as his successor.
McConnell said at the time, ‘I applaud Mike’s move to this important role.
‘He is highly qualified and will continue to serve the Senate and our country well.’
In February 2021, Stanger reported Senate Homeland Security Committee That the role of ‘professional agitators’ needs to be investigated.
“It is an opportunity to learn a lesson from the events of January 6,” he said.
‘The investigation should be considered as money and travel appearing to be professional agitators.
‘First Amendment rights should always be considered in conjunction with professional investigation.’
Stanger’s full-time replacement, who currently serves as a sergeant at arms, is Karen Gibson, who took over on March 22, 2021, after a 33-year military career.
Stanger died a day before an unexpected additional hearing of the committee probing the riots.
On Monday night it emerged that the committee would hear from Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows.
Hutchinson will be the first White House employee to testify publicly before the committee.
Cassidy Hutchinson is seen speaking to the committee on January 6. She will testify publicly at the surprise hearing on Tuesday
Hutchinson’s testimony appears to be broadcast at a committee hearing scheduled for June 23
The selection panel announced a surprise hearing, with approximately 24 hours’ notice, to ‘present recently obtained evidence and obtain witness testimony’.
He did not confirm that Hutchinson would testify. His participation was first confirmed by Panchbol News.
He said Meadows had been warned in advance that there could be trouble on January 6.
In a portion of a transcript shared in court documents in April, Hutchinson told the panel, “We had intelligence reports saying there could potentially be violence on the 6th.”
‘ And Mr Meadows said: ‘All right. Let’s talk about it.’
Hutchinson was present during meetings between Meadows and several House Republicans who supported Trump’s attempt to reverse the 2020 election.
Her video statement was used to support the committee’s argument that many Republicans later apologized to the president.
He also said that he saw Meadows burn documents.
The committee has summoned Meadows, but has refused to cooperate.
Hutchinson testified, ‘I know he was on several calls during the rally.
‘And I went to meet him one time, and he just shook me, which is not normal.’