Sergeant Aquilino Gonell risked his life to defend the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, and was badly injured by rioters. He says that Republicans like Mike Johnson have “desecrated our sacrifice” by minimizing what happened that day.

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Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

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