That day continues to be a constant trauma for us, literally every day - Gonell

Capitol Police officer Aquilino Gonell told lawmakers on Tuesday of his ongoing efforts to grapple with the fallout of having come under attack at the hands of rioters loyal to former President Trump as they tried to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6, Washington Post reports.

“That day continues to be a constant trauma for us, literally every day,” Gonell, who was attacked with chemical spray that made his skin burn and needed surgery to repair his injuries, told the committee.

According to the report, Gonell, who has been on leave for most of the last six months dealing with his injuries, stressed that law enforcement officers want “accountability and justice.” He decried what he described as ongoing attempts “to whitewash the facts into something other than what they unmistakably reveal: an attack on our democracy by violent domestic extremists.”