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Was every single body here in this capitol, their intent was to get them out and hurt them. it would have been a much different outcome had we not stopped them, especially at the lower west terrace entrance. even though at that time we didn't know that that was -- there were other breaches in the capitol. our intent was to stop whoever was trying to come in through that door. those weapons that were used, those were common items, and the way they were using it was as weapons. >> let me ask in my final moments, sergeant gonell, and officer hodges, were you a guardman, i believe? >> yes. >> at a...

It made a tremendous difference for our country. officer dunn, i did hear you about the need for additional help and i want to pledge to you that we will work with the capitol police to make sure that the resources, the mental health unit has the resources that officers need. i will make that pledge to you right now. i would like to ask sergeant gonell, not everybody knew you were fighting in the hallway on the lower west terrace on january 6th. can you tell me what you went through in that hallway, and while you were there, the metropolitan police arrived to help you out. what difference did ...

Sergeant gonell, i won't ask you to repeat your experience, and i would like the public to see video from your perspective if you are comfortable with me showing it. >> that's fine. >> roll that, please, clerk. >> you are going to die tonight. . >> show them how to lock the shields together and hold the shields. >> go ahead! [ inaudible ] >> back up! no! stop! stop!

Conviction to do their part by investigating what happened on the terrible day and why. this investigation is essential to our democracy and i'm deeply grateful to you for undertaking it. i'm happy to assist as i can, and answer any questions you may have, to the best of my ability. thank you. >> thank you very much for your riveting testimony, sergeant gonell. i recognize officer fanone to summarize his testimony. >> thank you, mr. chairman and members of this committee for inviting me to provide my eyewitness testimony of the violent assault on our nation's capitol on january 6th, 2021. my n...

Post" journalists phil rucker and carol leonnig. what stood out to you? what resonated with you after listening to today's committee hearing? >> well, it's so compelling, isn't it, to hear the officers describe what they actually went through on january 6th. phil and i were in mar-a-lago in late march listening to donald trump describe a loving crowd who were ushered in by the capitol police warmly and who were hugging and kissing. the officers we've heard from today in this hearing, including most poignantly officer gonell describing a medieval battle, deciding he probably was going to die th...