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Officers who defended the Capitol fight falsehoods about Jan. 6
and campaign for Joe Biden
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — For-
mer Capitol Police Sgt.
Aquilino Gonell is mostly
recovered from the brutal
assaults he endured from
Donald Trump’s support-
ers on Jan. 6, 2021. But not
completely. His shoulder
still has limited endurance
and there are screws and
a metal plate holding his
right foot together after
bone fusion surgery.
Emotional recovery has
been more difficult. Gonell
struggled when he heard
that former Trump visited
Capitol Hill last month and
received what he called
a “hero’s welcome” from
the Republican lawmak-
ers Gonell had protected
that day, and when Trump
falsely told millions of view-
ers in last week’s debate
that many of the violent ri-
oters, his supporters, “were
ushered in by the police.”
Washington Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges speaks during a news conference at the Democratic National Committee
Continued on Pag 2 Headquarters in Washington, April 1, 2024.
Associated Press