Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Political Violence

In response to recent high-profile assassinations, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on politically-motivated violence. Notable witnesses included commentator Michael Knowles and Washington, D.C., police officer Daniel Hodges. They both testified on their experiences with political violence, with Mr. Knowles describing his encounter with protesters at one of his university speaking engagements and Officer Hodges recounting the ways he was assaulted during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. This hearing occurred months after the June assassinations of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the September assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.