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August 12, 2024

Sergeant Gonell, Officer Fanone, and CFA Council Members Send Letter to House Republicans Who Voted to Overturn the 2020 Election

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 147 Republicans voted to overturn the 2020 election on January 6, 2021. Today, with 147 days until January 6, 2025, Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, Officer Michael Fanone, and…

August 12, 2024

Sergeant Gonell, Officer Fanone, and CFA Council Members Send Letter Urging House Republicans to Certify the Results of the November Election

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 147 Republicans voted to overturn the 2020 election on January 6, 2021. Today, with 147 days until January 6, 2025, Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, Officer Michael Fanone, and…

July 31, 2024

Officer Fanone and Sergeant Gonell Denounce Trump’s Commitment to Pardoning January 6th Insurrectionists

“MAGA Republicans are emboldened to continue rewriting history and discrediting what we all witnessed that day.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention, former President Donald…

July 24, 2024

Sergeant Gonell & Officer Fanone Denounce Latest Gaetz Bill Limiting Harsh Sentences for January 6 Defendants

“Congress cannot excuse the January 6 defendants’ attacks against our democracy. We, the people, should expect nothing less than total accountability for insurrectionists.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, MAGA House Republican…

July 22, 2024

Sergeant Aquilino Gonell Denounces MAGA’s Disturbing Call for “Civil War” If Trump Loses Election

“Anyone willing to repeat the events of Jan. 6 must be held accountable.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — This afternoon at the MAGA-infested J.D. Vance rally in Middletown, Ohio, Republican state Senator…

July 18, 2024

Officer Michael Fanone Denounces MAGA’s Inflammatory Call for Post-Election Day Violence

“Trump senior advisor Chris LaCivita isn’t just threatening January 6th style violence after the 2024 election, he’s promising it.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — This afternoon at the MAGA-filled, Heritage-backed Republican National Convention, Trump advisor…

July 16, 2024

Officer Michael Fanone Condemns RNC for Platforming January 6 Insurrectionists

“Day one of the RNC shows how deeply election denialism is embedded into the MAGA agenda and how fervently we must reject it.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — It has only been one…

July 10, 2024

Courage for America Denounces Latest MAGA Big Lie Bill

“Let me be clear: this legislation is a thinly veiled attempt to use xenophobia to perpetuate the Big Lie and lay the groundwork for another insurrection.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the…

July 4, 2024

Courage for America Celebrates July 4th and Recommits to Fighting for a Democracy Free from Extremism

“After the most recent decisions from the Supreme Court in Fischer v. U.S. and Trump v U.S., this Independence Day must serve as a call to action — to recommit…

July 3, 2024

COURIER NEWSROOM – Don Foote: Our democracy has survived a lot – and it can survive MAGA extremism

COURIER NEWSROOM – By Don Foote As a 90-year-old Navy veteran and proud American, preserving the sanctity and security of our democracy is a core value of mine – and…

July 3, 2024

POR SI TE LO PERDISTE: Sargento Aquilino Gonell Responde a la Decisión de la Corte Suprema Sobre la Inmunidad de ex-presidente Donald Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. — El lunes, el Sargento Aquilino Gonell, un miembro del Consejo de Courage for America que fue gravemente herido defendiendo el Capitolio el seis de enero, habló con Javier Vega…

July 1, 2024

Officer Michael Fanone and Sergeant Aquilino Gonell Condemn the Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Ruling

“It is a slap in the face to us officers who protected our democracy on January 6th and to the millions of Americans who believe no one is above the…