Off-duty officers were part of Capitol mob. Some police unions feel they can't back them.

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Jan 21, 2021 Off-duty officers were part of Capitol mob. Some police unions feel they can't back them. Police departments across the United States are investigating whether their officers were part of the mob that stormed the Capitol. As they do, police unions are confronting the dilemma of whether to defend the officers who took part. If no lives had been lost and the optics hadn't been so bad, one expert said, unions might have thought: "No one was really hurt. It was just an exercise of their First Amendment rights that essentially got out of hand." Read More Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News Check out all of NBCNEWS Newsletters here. Update Preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Update Preferences Unsubscribe Contact Privacy