Julie Kelly: on the J6 “celebrity cop” versus the video
Julie Kelly has been one of the best – and most dogged – writers about January 6th and all related issues. She’s still going strong with this post. Here’s an excerpt:
For nearly two years, Capitol police officer Aquilino Gonell was off the job or on partial duty, insisting the severe physical and mental injuries he sustained on January 6, 2021 prevented him from doing his job as a federal law enforcement officer.
In news interviews and on social media, Gonell has told his sob story about how violent rioters inflicted debilitating foot, shoulder, and head injuries that day. He routinely posts images of those alleged injuries, including several photos of a foot with stitches and surgical tape and pictures of his ongoing shoulder therapy…
But new video published by reporter Joe Hanneman at The Epoch Times this week contradicts Gonell’s claims. For more than seven minutes, Gonell, highlighted in the video below, is seen moving and walking with no sign of pain…
Both shoulders appear to have full mobility; he is seen at one point kicking a medical kit and walking around without any indication either foot is injured. His hands look unscathed.
More at the link, including the video. I have to say that I’d never heard of Gonell before, hadn’t followed his story, and don’t know quite know what to make of this analysis of his veracity. For example, have any medical authorities ever corroborated his complaints right after January 6th? But at any rate, it’s certainly interesting. If he’s faking it, it wouldn’t be surprising, either. So much of what has been said about January 6th has turned out to be untrue.
There’s also this from Kelly:
A common theme in the official January 6 narrative is that police acted heroically that day and suffered violent, unprovoked attacks by Trump supporters for hours. While some officers undoubtedly displayed courage in attempting to protect the building and lawmakers as a handful of violent protesters assaulted them, officers in many instances were the instigators, prompting unnecessary physical clashes with peaceful Americans assembled in a public building.
Security camera footage shows how Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers ambushed nonviolent protesters assembled in the Rotunda of the Capitol building shortly after 3:00 p.m. on January 6, 2021.
Much more at the link, plus many videos.
Kelly concludes:
It is clear that police, on numerous occasions, did not follow proper protocol on January 6. The use of physical force and nonlethal munitions on protesters assembled outside who posed no threat of violence provoked many clashes on January 6. Not only was the aggressive behavior of D.C. and Capitol police inside the Rotunda unwarranted—completely catching people by surprise—but the building had been evacuated at 2:20 p.m. The individuals inside the Rotunda did not pose a threat to lawmakers or staff; officers should have guided people outside to clear the premises and allow Congress to restart proceedings.
It is unclear whether D.C. police officials conducted any use-of-force investigations related to the events of January 6.
I haven’t watched the videos yet – I’m in a hurry today – but Kelly has been reliable in the past, and that’s why I’m linking to her articles. You can watch and decide for yourself.
The Trump team has a new, short, menacing video, SHOWING all the lies we’ve had to swallow since the Autumn of 2020, but emanating from the Deep State.
A deep and murky voice intones “If I was the Deep State to destroy America….”
It repeats this stem line and illustrates the mass, hypnotic effects of it, such as “If I was the Deep State you’d question you sexual identity but not the medical establishment….”
And the J6th issue appears early among a number of “false flag events” to “blame al who question the results of the [rigged] election.”
https://www.bitchute.com/video/QE5qnUe8Jh5X/
Critics will cry that this is all a lame-brained conspiracy theory! But then a Wall Street Journal columnist appears in text, writing that “The Deep State is real….”
Believe you lying eyes and ears or not.
Read Julie’s article. Seems there was some Blue on Blue friendly fire accidents, or possibly just being in a scrum even surrounded by other police accidents could happen.
Wouldn’t be shocked if it was all a scam, and they were looking for police to be injured so easy to pull one on them.
It’s beyond dispute that Capitol Cops beat a woman to death in that tunnel entrance to the capitol.
Ace said she’d parted from American Greatness, but no one there seems to know why. Anyone here have the answer?
Kelly’s substack has a great post up today; although it’s about Hunter Biden and not J6, they are connected through references to Trump (everything in Washington is connected to Trump).
https://www.declassified.live/p/one-doj-official-could-have-stopped
Kelly’s first substack post was this one. I don’t know anything about her status at American Greatness, but if she has left, that’s a blow to their outlet.
https://www.declassified.live/p/january-6-security-footage-of-capitol
June 30, 2023
Most of this has dribbled out over the years, and much was actually talked about by participants and pundits, without video, soon after January 6.
I watched about half of it. He looked very healthy and uninjured. A dozen “public servants” standing around doing nothing. He is scum.
Is there a Democrat who tells the truth? Anyone? Anywhere?
I’m trying to ask a very serious question.
The entire party appears to be a criminal enterprise that lies, steals and cheats relentlessly supported by news media, educators, Hollywood, publishing, arts and voters who cheer and applaud the corruption, lying and cheating.
Isn’t this blatantly obvious by now? It should have been obvious to everyone watching the 8 years of the Clintons. The most horrible part of the Clinton orgy of lies, corruption and crime wasn’t that they are the scum they’ve always been. It’s not even that the rest of the party and its enablers in the press cheered them on. It’s that the voters cheered, too.
Every Democrat voter knew and they loved every minute of it. They weren’t disgusted. They enjoyed every time Republicans were frustrated in the efforts to get accountability and justice. Just as D voters laughed and crowed when the disgusting Benghazi response of Obama’s didn’t cost him.
The problem in America is that ordinary people who vote D have embraced and applaud the evil. And they defend their knowing embrace of evil because they hate the other half of America so passionately.
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wrt your last graf. I wasn’t so sure, not so long ago. But there has to be an explanation and I can’t think of another one.
That said, I wonder what this cop’s higher thinks or is doing about this? Has he had medical time off? That’s an expense. Has he had unnecessary medical appointments? Light duty? IOW, what is higher’s cooperating role in this and it should be noted that it isn’t “free”.