Tue Jun 28, 2022 – 7:33 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms who oversaw security of the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6, 2021 riot has died, multiple sources confirmed Monday.
Former Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger, 71, who handed in his resignation shortly after the Capitol riot, was reported to have died on the same day the House January 6 Committee announced a surprise hearing to present “recently obtained evidence and receive witness testimony,” Newsweek noted.
The outlet reported that Stenger’s death has been confirmed by Politico correspondent Katherine Tully-McManus as well as Fox News’ Chad Pergram.
In a Monday Twitter thread, Pergram wrote that “Stenger was a GOP appointee and in charge of security in the Senste [sic] wing of the Capitol on January 6 last year.”
2) Stenger was a GOP appointee and in charge of security in the Senste wing of the Capitol on January 6 last year. Republicans still controlled the Senate the day of the riot.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 28, 2022
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According to Pergram, Stenger had previously “testified about Capitol security before a Senate
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