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EXCERPT: In 'Storm at the Capitol,' Police Officers Detail a Brutal Assault on Jan. 6, 2021

On Jan. 6, 2021, brutal hand-to-hand fighting erupted in the Lower West Terrace Tunnel during the 4 p.m. hour, as rioters streamed inside creating a bottleneck at the main entrance.
Supporters of President Donald Trump echoed false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, and hundreds breached entrances aiming at the West Front's central golden doors, halting certification.
Facing tasers, gas and blows, about 30 Metropolitan Police Department officers stood shoulder-to-shoulder in a 10-foot hallway, enduring beatings, tasers, CS/OC spray, and attempts to seize firearms.
Many officers suffered injuries and feared for their lives, with the National Guard not yet present and a triage area inside the Capitol used during a ferocious last stand; Officer Brian Sicknick, U.S. Capitol Police, was sprayed in the face by a rioter.
Next month, Jalonick will publish a book compiling personal interviews, testimony and court documents to detail the hours before, during and after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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EXCERPT: In 'Storm at the Capitol,' police officers detail a brutal assault on Jan. 6, 2021

In the 4 p.m. hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at the height of the fighting that day outside the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump had already breached several entrances and forced lawmakers to flee both the House and Senate, stopping the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s v

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