Michael Byrd: I Showed Utmost Courage on Jan. 6th, It Is Time for Me to Do That Now

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Incident Tonight ░░░░░░░░ an NBC News exclusive ░░░░░░░░ steps out of the ░░░░░░░░ Your name has been ░░░░░░░░ about on the Internet ░░░░░░░░ you have never been ░░░░░░░░ identified Do you want ░░░░░░░░ tell us who you ░░░░░░░░ My name is Michael ░░░░░░░░ lieutenant for the United ░░░░░░░░ capitol police For months ░░░░░░░░ lived in hiding he ░░░░░░░░ over this moment the ░░░░░░░░ to use deadly force ░░░░░░░░ a rioter as she ░░░░░░░░ through a door that ░░░░░░░░ to the house chamber ░░░░░░░░ the months since he ░░░░░░░░ been the target of ░░░░░░░░ Could you give us ░░░░░░░░ nature of some of ░░░░░░░░ threats They talked about ░░░░░░░░ me cutting off my ░░░░░░░░ you know very vicious ░░░░░░░░ cruel things Racist things ░░░░░░░░ were some racist attacks ░░░░░░░░ well That s all ░░░░░░░░ because I know I ░░░░░░░░ doing my job Given ░░░░░░░░ nature of the threats ░░░░░░░░ describe do you have ░░░░░░░░ concern about showing your ░░░░░░░░ and identifying yourself Of ░░░░░░░░ I do That is ░░░░░░░░ very vital point and ░░░░░░░░ is something that is ░░░░░░░░ I believe I showed ░░░░░░░░ utmost courage on January ░░░░░░░░ and it is time ░░░░░░░░ me to do that ░░░░░░░░ Responsible that day for ░░░░░░░░ the house chambers Byrd ░░░░░░░░ t see what Americans ░░░░░░░░ witnessing on their TVs ░░░░░░░░ he could hear it ░░░░░░░░ pleas from other officers ░░░░░░░░ you afraid that day ░░░░░░░░ afraid.