US Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman, who steered a mob away from fleeing senators inside the Capitol building on 6 January, 2021, testified about the assault on Congress for the first time as part of a federal criminal trial for two of the men accused of breaking into the building.
Mr Goodman – whose actions were captured on harrowing, widely shared video – described in US District Court in Washington DC on 13 June how he ran up a flight of stairs after facing down a group of rioters, including a man carrying a Confederate battle flag who “jabbed” Officer Goodman at least three times.
