yet tarek johnson wasn't rewarded for what he did. he was punished. oto emerged of johnson wearing a ma ga hat outside of the capitol. that picture cost him his career. >> sometimes i look at it and go thank you, god, for blessing me with this hat and sometimes i'm like, wow! i wish this hat never came into my life. >> a biden voter, johnson says he donned the hat in an effort to rescue fellow officers he believed were trapped in the building. >> i figured if i had the hat on, it would be easier for me to navigate my way through the crowd. it was basically self-preservation and deescalation and i needed to get up those steps. i couldn't say what would have happened walking through that crowd without it. >> but for the crime of wearing a trump hat, johnson found himself suspended. ultimately, he resigned from the force and lost his pension. he now works part-time as a furniture mover. pitman, meanwhile, thrived. two days after january 6th, nanci pelosi elevated pitman to acting chief of the capitol police. late last year, pitman took a high-paying job a