Carlson said that made it “hard to imagine” his death the next day had anything to do with the injuries he sustained that day.Ĭarlson’s minimizing portrayal of the day outraged Sicknick’s family. 6 confronting rioters in the crypt of the Capitol, which Carlson claimed was after the time when Sicknick had been pepper sprayed.Ĭarlson said the video showed that Democrats had turned Sicknick into a “prop” and a “martyr” for political purposes, and that the Capitol police officer appeared “healthy and vigorous” in the footage. On Monday night, Carlson aired a video that he said showed Sicknick on Jan.