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Latino lawmakers recall Jan. 6 terror: 'I'm not white, I'm going to be a target'

California Rep. Jimmy Gomez said the halls of Congress had already been hostile before the previous president incited his white insurrectionist supporters to violently storm the U.S. Capitol to try to …

Thu Jan 6, 2022

Latino officer who defended Capitol says insurrectionists told him he was 'not even an American'

U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said during the first hearing into the Jan. 6 insurrection that he “looked up to the United States as a land of opportunity” even before arriving here from the …

Wed Jul 28, 2021

'Terrorists': Officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 spare pro-Trump rioters nothing at hearing

The inaugural hearing of the congressional investigation into Jan. 6 kicked off with a palpable display of anguish from four officers who worked to hold the line that day as pro-Trump supporters …

Tue Jul 27, 2021