WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to honor the Capitol police officer captured on video leading a pro-Trump mob away from the unguarded Senate during the Jan.
6 insurrection.Representative Charlie Crist (D-FL) introduced H.R. 305 on Thursday, which would award Officer Eugene Goodman with the Congressional Gold Medal for his actions during the Capitol siege.Goodman, a Black man, was the lone officer standing between the mostly-White rioters and the Senate.
He raced up a stairway, radioing other officers his position.RELATED: US Capitol Police officer hailed as hero for diverting pro-Trump mob during riotVideo shows Goodman peek toward the unguarded Senate, then lead the mob away from it and into an open area where backup.