Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger who was in charge of securing the Capitol on January 6 dies suddenly – just one day before the Capitol riot committee is set to call surprise hearing to present ‘newly uncovered evidence’

  • Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger, 71, died suddenly on Monday 
  • He was in charge of securing the Capitol on January 6 and resigned after attack
  • His death came on the same day a shock Committee session was announced 
  • The January 6 Committee will hear from an aide to Trump’s chief of staff Tuesday
  • Cassidy Hutchinson is first White House staff to testify publicly at the committee

The man in charge of protecting the Senate during the Capitol riot has died just a day before the Committee investigating the attack was set to reveal new evidence in a surprise session.

Michael Stenger, 71, was the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate on the day of the attempted insurrection.

He resigned amid criticism he had failed to react effectively to the building being overrun.

His sudden death on Monday came the same day an unexpected additional hearing of the committee investigating the riot was announced.

The surprise meeting will ‘present recently obtained evidence and receive witness testimony.’

The committee is set to hear from Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, on Tuesday.

Hutchinson will be the first White House employee to testify publicly before the committee.

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