It's been nearly three years since a day many of us will never forget. A mob emboldened by Donald Trump tried to

prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election at the US

Capitol. Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us and if he doesn't that will be a

sad day for our country because you'll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength and you have to be strong.

Be advised they are requesting additional resources on the east side as they have broken into that window and they're trying to kick it in.

I did not.

I did not recognize my fellow citizens who son the capital in January 6 or the United States that they claim to represent.

In Iraq, we expect armed violence because we were in a war zone.

But nothing in my experience in the Army, as a law enforcement officer prepare me for what we confronted in January 6th

The verbal assaults in disrespect we endured from the riders who were bad enough.

I was falsely accused of betraying my oath.

The riders call me traitor, a disgrace, and shouted that I, I, I, an army veteran and a police officer, officer should be executed.

More than 500 rioters have been sentenced for their actions on January 6th.

Over 300 are serving prison time.

That's according to the latest numbers from the Department of Justice.

So what does justice look like for the victims of the capital attack?

Three years later, is our democracy any safer leading into the

next election. This show is part of our Remaking America project that delves into the

state of our democracy with six partner stations across the country.

I'm Jen White, you're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story.

We'll be back with more in just a moment. Joining us from Virginia is former Capitol Police Sergeant Aacolino-Goneau,

his memoir about what happened January 6th this called American Shield the immigrant

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