Former Capitol police officer attacked in Jan. 6 riot greeted with loud applause
Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, a former Capitol police officer who was attacked by rioters on Jan. 6, is now taking the stage to loud applause
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Gonell told ABC News a year after the insurrection that he was reminded of the attack on the U.S. Capitol every day.
"From the way I sleep, eating breakfast, making sure I don't hurt myself putting my shirt on. The way I walk, the way I play with my son. The phone calls from the Justice Department, from the FBI, from the department, asking 'do I recognize this individual?'... It hasn't been easy," Gonell told ABC News' "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir in an interview that aired in January 2022.