Posted on Jul 27, 2021
'This Is How I'm Going To Die': Police Sergeant Recalls The Terror Of Jan. 6
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In gripping emotional testimony Tuesday, U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell recounted the "horrific and devastating" violence of Jan. 6 during the first hearing of the select committee investigating the insurrection.
"My fellow officers and I were punched, pushed, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants and even blinded with eye-damaging lasers by a violent mob who apparently saw us law enforcement officers, dedicated to ironically protecting them as U.S. citizens, as an impediment in their attempted insurrection," Gonell said.
Gonell and three others officers recounted Tuesday their experiences on Jan. 6 when a mob professing loyalty to then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of the presidential election, which Trump lost to President Biden.
In gripping emotional testimony Tuesday, U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell recounted the "horrific and devastating" violence of Jan. 6 during the first hearing of the select committee investigating the insurrection.
"My fellow officers and I were punched, pushed, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants and even blinded with eye-damaging lasers by a violent mob who apparently saw us law enforcement officers, dedicated to ironically protecting them as U.S. citizens, as an impediment in their attempted insurrection," Gonell said.
Gonell and three others officers recounted Tuesday their experiences on Jan. 6 when a mob professing loyalty to then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of the presidential election, which Trump lost to President Biden.
'This Is How I'm Going To Die': Police Sergeant Recalls The Terror Of Jan. 6
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These officer are real heroes. Real Americans know who the criminal are and who they were obeying.
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This investigation is critical if our democracy is to survive. Those responsible for the Jan 6 insurrection must be held accountable regardless of who they are, or perhaps because of who they are.
Testimony entered into the record this morning was inspirational, and the emotional reactions of the committee members were reassuring and very moving.
Testimony entered into the record this morning was inspirational, and the emotional reactions of the committee members were reassuring and very moving.
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