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Aquilino Gonell

Aquilino Gonell is the author, with Susan Shapiro, of "American Shield: The Immigrant Sergeant Who Defended Democracy," recently out from Counterpoint Press.

U.S. Capitol Police officer Sgt. Aquilino Gonell testifies before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on July 27, 2021 at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC. (Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images)

I was betrayed by the GOP after Jan. 6

Aquilino Gonell