'Condemn this guy!' Outcry as MAGA rioter says he 'should have went harder' on Capitol cop

MAGA is being encouraged to disavow one of its members who is lobbing new attacks at a former Capitol cop.

Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, who resigned while citing trauma from being attacked by Trump supporters during the January 6 Capitol riots, sounded the alarm over the weekend about one of the MAGA rioters who is being honored by the military.

"She was a traitor then, is a traitor now and she will always be in the future," Gonell said of rioter Ashli Babbitt.

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Ryan Nichols Sr. chimed in with, "So are you."

"We should have went harder on you that day," Nichols added.

Gonell responded to Nichols, saying, "This is coming from a guy claimed was innocent and asked the judge for leniency."

"This is the type of person Trump pardoned. He proudly asserts that they should have injured a US Capitol Police Officer worse than they did on January 6th," said lawyer Mark S. Zaid, who noted that Gonell "had to medically retire."

"But MAGA supports law enforcement? Seriously? Then show me by condemning this guy," Zaid added.

This is the type of person Trump pardoned. He proudly asserts that they should have injured a US Capitol Police Officer worse than they did on January 6th (@SergeantAqGo had to medically retire).

But MAGA supports law enforcement? Seriously? Then show me by condemning this guy. https://t.co/luwaOR78OZ
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) August 30, 2025