Tears and anger punctuate officer testimony in first Jan. 6 committee hearing

Tears and a frustrated slammed fist punctuated the testimony from four emotional Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers during the first House select committee hearing to investigate the Jan. 6 riot on Tuesday.

Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell teared up, taking a moment to compose himself, as he described realizing that his family members in the U.S. and abroad were “were frantically calling and texting me from 2 p.m. onward” while watching the violence on television.