Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn is running for Congress in Maryland's 5th Congressional District to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoy
The Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer is getting crowded.
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn is running for Congress in Maryland's 5th Congressional District.
Dunn rose to national prominence for his testimony in congressional hearings about defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when a violent mob of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
Two of the police officers who responded to the pro-Trump Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are now suing the administration after it reveal
Oliver Willis at Daily Kos:
Two of the police officers who responded to the pro-Trump Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are now suing the administration after it revealed plans for a taxpayer financed slush fund to reward insurrectionists and other Trump allies.
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn filed suit on Wednesday. The suit seeks to block the so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created after Trump dropped his suit against the IRS and “negotiated” with his own officials to create the $1.7 billion slush fund.
“These people, they should not be rewarded by the government for their attempt to overthrow the government. They tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power; they wanted to assassinate the vice president. They assaulted me and my colleagues, they instilled fear and terror in members of Congress, the staff, congressional staff,” Hodges told CBS.
“There’s no reason that the government should be giving these people money.”
More than 100 officers were assaulted by the insurrectionists, who were attempting to subvert American democracy and keep Donald Trump in office even after he lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden.
Insurrectionists have already been discussing their plans to cash in.
Enrique Tarrio, a leader of the far-right racist group Proud Boys told Reuters “my life was all fucked up because of this” and plans to take anywhere from $2 to $5 million from the fund.
Officers Daniel Hodges and Harry Dunn sue Donald Trump over his moronic insurrectionist reparation scheme known as the “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
When Donald Trump was faced with a REAL insurrection, he failed to send in troops. Instead he gave pardons to terrorists who killed cops and pooped on the floor inside the US Capitol.
Lawrence O'Donnell spoke with Retired US Capitol Police Ofc. Harry Dunn who was injured by MAGA terrorists on January 6th.
Don't take the bait from Trump. He is attempting to provoke violence. He wants his own Reichstag Fire. If you see people online encouraging violence, don't hesitate to call them out immediately; there's a good chance they are MAGA provocateurs.
American sentenced remotely by UK judge who had urged her to attend the hearing in person
Just a joke. She refuses to attend her sentencing hearing, on the advice of the US government. And she gets no actual jail time for killing someone with her car.
The Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police union is going to bat for one of its members who stormed the US Capitol and now might l
The Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police union is going to bat for one of its members who stormed the US Capitol and now might lose his job with the Chicago Police Department.
The revelation came in court filings one week after police who responded to the January 6 attack publicly blasted the union, and other unions, for not doing enough to support officers who protected the Capitol.
CPD Officer Karol Chwiesiuk was charged in June with two misdemeanors after breaching the Capitol and the office of Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley. Prosecutors said in charging documents that Chwiesiuk used the N-word when bragging to a friend about his actions at the Capitol that day, saying, "n---a don't snitch." He hasn't yet entered a plea to the charges.
He wasn't accused of violent crimes, so he was released by a judge and ordered not to have any guns in the home and to give up the firearm owner ID card that is required under Illinois law. But in new court filings, Chwiesiuk asked for permission to retake possession of the ID card, because he says he needs it to keep his job, even though he was moved to desk duty and doesn't carry a gun.
The vice president for the Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police union sent a letter to court officials saying that the union will try to block Chwiesiuk's possible firing and will "start the grievance process to get Officer Chwiesiuk into a pay-status" if he gets back his firearm ID card.
Daniel Gorman, the union official, said he sent the letter after Chwiesiuk asked for assistance, according to a copy of the brief letter that was included in court filings from Chwiesiuk's lawyer.
Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather hasn't ruled yet on whether to return the ID card.
This comes one week after some of the most well-known police officers from January 6 publicly rebuked the national Fraternal Order of Police union, accusing it of being uncharacterizable quiet about the insurrection.
Last week, DC Officer Michael Fanone, US Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and USCP Sgt. Aquilino Gonell gave emotional testimony to the House select committee about their experiences defending the Capitol. They later said they were disappointed that national union hasn't forcefully condemned the insurrection and done more to support the officers who responded that day.
In response, the national union pointed out that it condemned the violence while the attack was underway, and said it will "continue to offer our support, gratitude and love" to officers who responded on January 6.
