Ex-Cop Drops F-Bombs Like a Rapper, Gets Guarded Like a Celebrity at House Hearing
KEY POINTS
- ā¢During a January 22, 2026 House hearing recess, former officer Michael Fanone cursed at election conspiracist Ivan Raiklin.
- ā¢Raiklin tried to shake Fanoneās hand, but Fanone accused him of threatening his family and called him a traitor.
- ā¢Colleagues restrained Fanone, Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan restored order, while Democrats applauded Fanone and criticized Raiklin.
At the January 22, 2026 House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Trump investigation, ex-D.C. Metro cop Michael Fanone turned a courtroom into a WWE backstage, repeatedly telling far-right election conspiracist Ivan Raiklin to 'go f*ck yourself.' Raiklin, who pressured Pence to overturn 2020 election results and still peddles conspiracy theories, tried awkwardly to shake Fanoneās hand during the break. Instead, he got called a 'traitor' while hearing threats about his family laid out like a bad Netflix true crime doc. Fans of drama saw former cop buddies Jared Dunn and Aquilino Gonell tackling Fanone to calm him down, with Chair Jim Jordan bashing his gavel like a toddler wonāt nap. Meanwhile, Democrats applauded Fanoneās verbal haymaker and demanded Jordan boot the 'deranged observer.'
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Only in 2026 does a Capitol hearing turn into a direct-to-Viral TMZ clip: ex-cop vs. election keyboard warrior battling it out with f-bombs and restraint holds while Congress just tries to act surprised.
Michael Fanone came prepared with curses sharper than a Combover-in-Chiefās highlight reel, while Ivan Raiklin clearly missed the meeting memo: handshake doesnāt equal friendship.
Congress hearings now sponsored by WWE because nothing says lawmaking like two dudes almost throwing down over election nonsense and personal threats.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/22/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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