he and officer michael pinone suffering injuries at the hands of the mob. >> i was hospitalized.ve had so far, everything seems to be a-okay. i feel good physically. i've had an outpouring of support from law enforcement. >> reporter: department of justice revealing current and former law enforcement officers were involved in the insurrection, nearly a dozen former military there as well. >> unfortunately, as this case goes on, we're seeing indications that law enforcement officers, both former and current, may have been off duty and participating in this riot activity. we don't care what your profession is, who you are, who you're affiliated with. if you're conducting or engaged in criminal activity, we will charge you, and you will be arrested. >> to learn from federal prosecutors today that among those in that mob were current and former law enforcement officials, as well as former military, this is causing many in the law enforcement community to truly be concerned. anyone who walked into that building or tried to fight their way into that building knew that they were breakin

dc metropolitan police officer michael pinone spoke with cnn. you can see him fighting against the mob that surrounded him. here's how he describes what he was up against. >> i was just, you know, trying to fight as best i could. i remember like guys were stripping me of my gear. these were rioters pulling my badge off my chest. they richd my radio off my vest. started pulling like ammunition magazines from their holder on my belt and then some guy started getting ahold of my gun and recall they were screaming out, you know, kill him with his own gun. at that point it was just, you know, like self-preservation. how do i survive? >> we've heard from daniel hodges. the next video is graphic. hodges is the officer in that awful video you may have seen that we're showing you here. he's being crushed in a doorway. here's what he told us. >> guy ripping my mask off. he was able to rip away my baton and beat me with it. he was practically foaming at the mouth. these people were true believers in the worst way. the absolute zealotry of these people. the