U.S. Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman, already lauded as a hero for his actions during the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, received more praise Wednesday after new video showed him directing Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, away from the mob.
The previously unseen video from a Capitol security camera was played by House managers in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
It shows Romney in a Senate hallway walking in the direction of the mob, and then officer Goodman enters the frame and quickly gestures for him to move the opposite the direction.
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