Fanone was formerly a supporter of Donald Trump and voted for him in the 2016 United States presidential election. Michael Fanone (assisted by journalist John Shiffman) wrote 'Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul', which was released in October, 2022.įanone is divorced and has four daughters. įanone joined CNN in January 2022 as an on-air contributor and law enforcement analyst. After submitting his resignation, his last day on duty was December 31, 2021.

In October 2021, one of the men charged with assaulting Fanone was released from jail and put under house arrest. Due to physical and emotional injuries, he returned to limited duty in September 2021, working in the technical and analytical services bureau. In June 2021, Fanone asked Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans in Congress to denounce the January 6 conspiracies. Fanone testified before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. įanone was dragged by a mob down the Capitol steps, beaten with pipes, stunned with a Taser and threatened with his own gun during the 2021 United States Capitol attack and had a heart attack. A few years later, he joined the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, remaining a member for approximately 20 years. Career įanone joined the United States Capitol Police during the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. He left to work in construction and graduated from Ballou High School. He then attended boarding school in Maine. Fanone attended Georgetown Preparatory School for a year. His mother came from a working-class family in rural Maryland. They divorced when he was eight years old. His mother, Terry Fanone, is a social worker and his father is a lawyer at a large law firm.

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