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In reply to the discussion: Please remember while Officer Daniel Hodges testifies [View all]Mersky
(4,969 posts)Wisps of what I saw and heard:
I started to become overwhelmed listening between them. The abuse from the crowd kept clanging through. Ofc Dunn said hed never been called the n-word while wearing the Capitol uniform. My heart about stopped right there. Then, later, he commented on how difficult it was going back Jan 7, subsequent days, and how taking down the barrier around the Capitol was trying as well.
Sober words from Ofc Gonell comparing the difference between serving in a war zone vs. at the Capitol how you can be mentally prepared for serving within battlements, but fighting off citizens in your own country is something else. He said at one point that, he (tRump) never sacrificed anything, but our institutions. That he sacrificed our institutions for his ego.
Found I couldnt relate their testimony well enough, fast enough. Watch lengthy segments later today if you can.