Democratic establishment's Jan. 6 'hero' defeated in House primary — and people are thanking Steve Baker



Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn won the confidence of establishment Democrats by dutifully bolstering their preferred Jan. 6 narrative, even though it diverged greatly from reality. He tried to replicate that success Tuesday in the Maryland House primary but reality caught up with him.

Dunn ran in Maryland's 3rd Congressional District — where he is not a resident — against over 20 other Democrats. Although the so-called "hero" managed to edge out relative unknowns who had not similarly been anointed by President Joe Biden, he couldn't compete with Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth (D).

In mid-April, Dunn's campaign highlighted Upswing Research and Strategy polling data that suggested he was leading "within the margin of error." According to the Guardian, Elfreth's campaign raised only a third as much money as Dunn.

'Dunn was supposed to be an appointed apparatchik for them. You know, the bottom line is that the machine itself had decided that he was going to be their secure vote on anything that they wanted.'

At the time of publication, Elfreth leads Dunn by over 10 points with 66% of the votes counted.

"I just got off the phone with senator Elfreth, congratulating her on her hard-fought victory," Dunn tweeted Tuesday evening. "Although tonight’s results may not have gone like we hoped, all I can feel right now is gratitude. With our democracy on the line this November, I can make you one promise — I'm not going anywhere."

Dunn isn't going to Congress, having proven unable to attract voters with his Presidential Citizens Medal from Biden; his campaign claim that he has "put country above self"; his alleged willingness to violate Capitol Police regulations to help his party; his endorsements from Democratic Reps. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Adam Schiff (Calif.), Eric Swalwell (Calif.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Jim Clyburn (S.C.), and Ayanna Pressley (Mass.); his self-aggrandizing book; his numerous appearances on liberal talk shows; and his dramatic Jan. 6 protest-themed campaign ad, where he smeared Republican lawmakers as "bigots."

Following Dunn's rejection by voters, Blaze News investigative writer Steve Baker was inundated with messages thanking him for his past reports on the failed congressional candidate.

Inconvenient facts

Having been present at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the capacity as a reporter, Baker has long understood that Dunn's relationship with the truth was strained.

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For instance, in October, Baker dug into Dunn's repeated claim that he was called a n***** "numerous times" during the Jan. 6 protests. He made this claim before a congressional subcommittee, on ABC News' "Good Morning America," and also recycled it elsewhere, including in his memoir "Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer's Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th."

'In what many regard as the most video-recorded event in history, not a single piece of evidence — video or audio — has emerged to confirm that such a racially charged incident ever took place.'

The trouble with Dunn's claim, Baker noted, was that "in what many regard as the most video-recorded event in history, not a single piece of evidence — video or audio — has emerged to confirm that such a racially charged incident ever took place."

Video evidence reviewed by Baker does, however, suggest the event did not transpire as it was later described by Dunn. Extra to the racially charged incident apparently never taking place and the antagonist in the story never showing up in hours of footage, Dunn's claim that he broke down crying was also not substantiated by the video evidence. Instead, Baker noted he could be seen chuckling with fellow officers.

Baker has not only identified numerous other instances where Dunn trafficked in falsehoods but various irregularities involving the former USCP officer.

Blaze News previously reported on Baker's allegations that Dunn was behind the anonymous 2021 letter on Capitol Police letterhead slamming Republicans averse to forming a Jan. 6 commission.

According to Baker, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.) encouraged Dunn to write the letter, which CNN made hay of in May 2021, even though he likely knew "that it's a violation of Capitol Police regulations for Dunn to take political stances in representation of the department."

According to Baker, Dunn allegedly violated numerous departmental directives against using USCP time and resources for political purposes and worked with members of the Capitol press pool in the phrasing of the letter.

Many thanks

Biden boosters rushed to thank Dunn for all his work to place second.

Script reader Mark Hamill wrote, "Although it didn't go the was [sic] I wanted, I know this is just the beginning & you are destined for greatness. Thank you for your service, sir."

Democratic TikTok propagandist Harry Sisson wrote, "So proud of the race you ran, Mr. Dunn. You should be incredibly proud. You’re a true inspiration!"

Much of the gratitude following the election flowed another way entirely — to Baker.

'They feel better today than they did the day before because they actually thought this one was fixed.'

Baker told Blaze News, "My DMs have just been full over the last 12 hours or so with celebratory, congratulatory messages from current and former Capitol Police officers as well as congressional staff. ... Straight across the spectrum."

"I've even had some messages from some — let's say — acquaintances I have in the mainstream media who've sent me messages as well with, you know, a wink and a nod," added Baker.

When pressed on the significance of Dunn's defeat, Baker referenced the sentiment that has permeated much of the responses he has received: "People are encouraged that this was not — and they're actually telling me this — that maybe our elections are secure. It's kind of a funny statement. Because everybody thought the fix was in on this one."

Even though this was a Democratic Party primary, Baker said, "They feel better today than they did the day before because they actually thought this one was fixed."

Baker suggested this amounts to a strategic setback for establishment Democrats.

"Dunn was supposed to be an appointed apparatchik for them. You know, the bottom line is that the machine itself had decided that he was going to be their secure vote on anything that they wanted," said Baker. "The Democratic Party establishment had basically decided that he was going to be their guy and that that vote would be secure for as long as they could keep him in office."

According to Baker, Dunn's personal shortcomings would have provided establishmentarians — particularly those who endorsed him — with leverage to get what they wanted down the line.

"This is a guy with a highly checkered past. Multiple disciplinary reports from the Capitol Police. He has, of course, his own issues with domestic violence, and he has a history of anger issues. So with his past, they were going to be able to control his vote," continued Baker. "Because they can always hold that over him. ... 'This is a trump card we have. You don't give us the vote that we need, we will flip that card, and we'll flip your seat in two years.'"

Baker suggested that the failure of establishment Democrats to advance their preferred candidate in Maryland is telling.

After highlighting the state-level efficacy of Elfreth, Baker noted, "I think it's very interesting that Pelosi, Thompson, et cetera, couldn't overcome that with their favorite son. I mean, they all elevated this guy to the status of hero ... and they weren't able to pull that off. I think that's a good sign for all of us right now."

"This is a big win," added Baker.

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Drunk driving, fraud, and an agency 'golden boy': Blaze Media's Steve Baker exposes apparent scandals in the US Capitol Police



Steve Baker, an investigative reporter with Blaze Media who was recently arrested in connection with his work as an independent journalist documenting the events of January 6, has an explosive new report that indicates that several current and former uniformed members of the United States Capitol Police — including a USCP assistant chief who recently testified in front of Congress — effectively failed upward, receiving prestigious promotions despite previous professional scandals that were ultimately hushed up.

'Ask them what they call it': Overtime fraud

The main focus of Baker's investigation involves an overtime pay scandal in the USCP Dignitary Protection Division that occurred nearly a decade and a half ago and reportedly lasted at least a year. The scandal had at least three known participants: Wendy Colmore, John Erickson, and Sean Gallagher.

In January 2010, former USCP Sergeant Rhoda Henderson, long since retired, became suspicious of some overtime hours submitted by Colmore, Erickson, and Gallagher. According to a July 2014 report from National Journal, DPD officers were limited in the overtime hours they could report because they could not earn more than $8,596 every two weeks.

To sidestep that rule and ensure that they received payment for all their OT hours, Colmore, Erickson, and Gallagher began "time shifting" by distributing hours onto other pay periods to keep themselves below the $8,596 threshold, Henderson claimed.

When Henderson first reported her suspicions in summer 2012, she said that her superiors brushed her off. However, she had collected a treasure trove of digital receipts that revealed the scam.

An intra-agency memorandum dated a year later indicated that "all three" eventually copped to the scandal. "All three claim that this was not a conspiracy," the memorandum said, according to Baker. "What was it then? Ask them what they call it when three people all agree to backfill overtime and not inform their chain of command."

Henderson recently told Baker that in perpetrating the scam, Colmore, Erickson, and Gallagher committed "felonies" that ought to at least have resulted in immediate termination. "Had this been me or any other officer (those not part of command staff) who would have committed this crime," she told National Journal in 2014, "we would have been fired. There's no doubt in my mind."

Jim Konczos, then chairman of the Capitol Police Labor Committee's executive board, agreed. "If these allegations are true, this is criminal in nature, not administrative by any means," Konczos said. "This conduct should result in termination, nothing less. We can't have supervisors stealing time and/or money. This conduct, besides being criminal, impairs the efficiency and reputation of the department."

'Defrauded the government': Lt. Wendy Colmore

When questioned in 2013, Gallagher, then a USCP captain and the supervisor of Colmore and Erickson, pointed the finger at Colmore, a lieutenant, as the architect of the scheme. A memorandum from that year shows that Colmore had previously contacted a superior officer and inquired about rules governing "time shifting." Despite receiving a response that such practices were not permitted, Colmore and her colleagues apparently began fudging their timesheets anyway.

In all, Colmore's role in the scheme "defrauded the government of $6,870," according to a USCP document viewed by Baker. Colmore also had a "sustained charge of conduct unbecoming" from a separate internal affairs investigation in 2000.

Even with those marks on her record, Colmore was never fired, though she was recommended for demotion to sergeant. She left the USCP in 2014 and joined the U.S. Senate sergeant at arms a year later, according to a LinkedIn profile believed to be hers.

'Passed out, extremelyintoxicated': Deputy Chief John Erickson

As unsavory as some of Colmore's behavior has been, Erickson's past transgressions are even worse. Not only was he implicated in the overtime scheme and ordered to serve a 20-day suspension and pay back at least some of the defrauded money, but he was reportedly twice caught driving under the influence, once while on duty.

The first incident occurred in 1997 in San Antonio, Texas, when Erickson was working security detail for then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Shortly before 3:30 a.m. on June 28 that year, Erickson was discovered in "a government-rented convertible" parked along the side of a road with "his head on his chest, passed out, extremely intoxicated," a police report said. Officers described his speech as "slurred," his breath as smelling of "intoxicants," and his eyes as "bloodshot."

Erickson refused to take a breathalyzer, was arrested, and spent several hours in jail. He later received a warning from the USCP and a 10-day suspension without pay, according to USCP documents viewed by Baker.

Erickson apparently did not learn his lesson, however, as he was involved in an even more serious alcohol-related incident less than five years later. In January 2002, Erickson was off duty when he reportedly swerved and crashed his personal vehicle into a Maryland State Police cruiser parked along Route 50 just outside D.C. in New Carrollton, Maryland. A trooper was in the vehicle at the time and sustained "minor injuries" during the crash, the Washington Post reported at the time.

Following the crash, Erickson was suspended for 30 days without pay, charged with conduct unbecoming, and issued a "last chance agreement, in lieu of termination," USCP documents said.

These serious marks on his record seem to have have had no negative effect on his USCP career, though. In fact, he has continued to advance, prompting some to refer to him as "Teflon John." In the year following the overtime scandal, Erickson was promoted to captain, and a penalty assessment memorandum about the scandal called him "an outstanding employee."

Last October, Erickson was named a USCP deputy chief.

'The golden boy': Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher

Of the three USCP uniformed officers caught in the overtime scandal, Sean Gallagher should have suffered the worst penalties. At the time the scandal was uncovered, Gallagher was a captain, entrusted with signing off on timesheets such as those submitted by Colmore and Erickson. Yet on his timesheets, Gallagher forged the signature of his superior, Inspector Daniel Malloy, apparently choosing different-colored pens to conceal his misconduct.

This was not Gallagher's first foray into forgery at the USCP. He was also the subject of a prior internal affairs investigation in which he claimed "that his forgery of his supervisors [sic] signature never resulted in personal gain," USCP documents revealed, according to Baker.

Those words may have come back to haunt Gallagher, who is believed to have pocketed an extra $10,000 as a result of time-shifting. Documents in connection with that incident claimed he was motivated by the "significant personal gain" it would yield.

Gallagher was supposed to pay back all the money he stole from the department and be demoted to lieutenant, but whether those consequences were ever enforced is uncertain. One unnamed USCP source familiar with the matter told Baker that Gallagher remained a captain, served just a 10-day suspension, and was promoted to inspector in 2018.

Within the next three years, Gallagher received two more promotions. In 2019, he was named a USCP deputy chief before becoming an assistant chief in June 2021.

When asked why uniformed officers like Gallagher received such seemingly preferential treatment despite serious, possibly even criminal, missteps, former USCP Captain Eric Keenan, one of the only current or former USCP employees willing to go on the record with Baker, said that Gallagher ingratiated himself with powerful people in the department.

From "day one," Keenan told Baker, Gallagher was "the golden boy who could do no wrong."

A Praetorian Guard of sorts: USCP and political influence

As distastefully as some in federal law enforcement have behaved, the larger problem with these scandals at the USCP is that they seem to have put unscrupulous people into positions with significant power, Steve Baker claimed. Earlier this month, Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher even testified at a congressional hearing about pipe bombs placed near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees hours before the protest on January 6.
"Those statements [about the pipe bombs] come from our trained bomb techs, highly trained, highly capable bomb techs," asserted Gallagher, a man who has been caught committing forgery on multiple occasions.
Baker believes that the likes of Gallagher, Deputy Chief John Erickson, and former Lt. Wendy Colmore represent a much deeper problem at the USCP. "The U.S. Capitol Police know 'where the bodies are buried' and who buried them," Baker claimed. "This gives them tremendous power — power even over the outcome of controversial or closely contested legislation."
USCP officers have seemingly wrested so much power away from elected officials that Baker compared them with the Praetorian Guard, a once-proud unit of officers entrusted with protecting Roman emperors that eventually devolved into an elitist group of gatekeepers who, in essence, controlled the empire.
Despite possible corruption in the upper echelon of the USCP and the Biden administration's apparent prosecution of him for exercising his constitutional rights as a member of the free press, Baker says he is not deterred. "Blaze Media’s investigation into Capitol Police corruption will continue," he stated.
Neither the USCP nor Wendy Colmore responded to Blaze News' request for comment.
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Capitol Police won't charge Democratic staffer for filming sodomy in Senate hearing room



The U.S. Capitol Police announced Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed against the men who filmed themselves engaging in sodomy on Dec. 13, 2023, in the Hart Senate Office Building — one of whom was a staffer for Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin (Md.).

The USCP said in a statement, "After consulting with federal and local prosecutors, as well as doing a comprehensive investigation and review of possible charges, it was determined that – despite a likely violation of Congressional policy – there is currently no evidence that a crime was committed."

The USCP indicated further that the "two people of interest were not cooperative, nor were the elements of any of the possible crimes met. The Congressional staffer, who has since resigned from his job, exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and refused to talk to us."

A pornographic video featuring unprotected buggery in a conference room on Capitol Hill, near Cardin's office, was shared online to a group for gay men in December. The Spectator reported on the video, and the Daily Caller obtained a copy.

The Spectator noted that the "images and videos are explicit — and conspicuously and deliberately contain the staffer's face."

The set for the amateur pornographic film, Hart 216, was also the setting for the September 11 Commission hearings, former FBI Director James Comey's testimony on former President Donald Trump in 2017, and the confirmation hearings for multiple Supreme Court justice nominees, reported Time.

According to the USCP, the "hearing room was not open to the public at the time, [but] the Congressional staffer involved had access to the room."

Amidst mounting questions and significant backlash, Cardin released a short statement, noting, "Aidan Maese-Czeropski is no longer employed by the U.S. Senate. We will have no further comment on this personnel matter."

Maese-Czeropski, who had been working for Cardin for two years, painted himself as a victim, noting in a post on LinkedIn, "This has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda. While some of my actions in the past have shown poor judgment, I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace."

Cardin's former staffer also posted various deviant posts on social media, including one where he allegedly photographed himself naked with the caption, "waiting for @LindseyGrahamSC in the work showers."

"Any attempts to characterize my actions otherwise are fabricated and I will be exploring what legal options are available to me in these matters," continued Cardin's former staffer.

Maese-Czeropski also intimated in the post that he was not the anti-Semitic Democratic staffer who reportedly confronted Jewish Republican Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) in early December, saying, "Free Palestine!"

Maese-Czeropski has appeared in at least one other video: a November 2020 promotional video for then-candidate Joe Biden.

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Days after the story broke, Cardin told a Fox News reporter, "I was angry. I was disappointed."

"It's a breach of trust," added Cardin, who has in recent years been a vocal champion of the LGBT agenda.

Some critics have suggested the refusal to hold Maese-Czeropski accountable is reflective of preferential treatment by law enforcement in Washington, D.C..

Mark Hemingway of RealClearInvestigations wrote, "Let me get this straight... merely walking through the capitol unauthorized is a felony. But having public sex in the building, filming it, and putting it online doesn't merit a public lewdness charge? Please tell why I am supposed to respect rule of law in this country."

LifeNews.com tweeted, "They're not going to charge anyone for having gay sex in the Senate hearing room, but pro-life people who prayed and sang in an abortion center are going to prison for 11 years."

Donald Trump Jr. noted, "They're usually pretty anal about even minor infractions. I guess filming gay sex in a secure senate meeting room is different."

Mike Davis of the Article III Project called the USCP's refusal to press charges "truly outrageous."

"Senate staffers have access to the Capitol *for official business*--not to produce and broadcast their porn videos. Trespassing. Misuse of government property. Misuse of government funds. Lewd acts. Indecent exposure. The evidence is on their own video," wrote Davis.

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Capitol Police officer turned whistleblower calls for investigation into USCP's former head of intelligence; claims she may have sat on actionable Jan. 6 intel for promotion, cushy job



Former U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Tarik Johnson has long indicated that the failure to contain the Jan. 6, 2021, protests may have had something to do with more than mere incompetence.

In conversation with nationally syndicated radio host Glenn Beck on Monday, Johnson called for the USPC's former head of intelligence to be investigated over the possibility that she may have sat on actionable information, possibly putting the Capitol at risk for personal gain and advantage.

What's the background?

Johnson initiated the evacuations of the Senate and the House on Jan. 6, defused a number of tense situations that could easily have escalated into bloodlettings, and sought to ensure the safety of his officers, all while many of his radio requests for assistance went unheeded.

Despite overwhelming evidence of his bravery and quick thinking, this former Democrat was suspended for 17 months, demoted, and denied help accessing psychological counseling.

Blaze Media contributor Steve Baker, the investigative journalist whom the Biden Department of Justice appears keen to silence, noted that Johnson's disciplinary report "only begins at 3 o'clock. It never addresses his heroics earlier in the day, never addresses anything he did to protect the officers, to decontaminate the officers, to bring the M4 units in so they weren't stolen. It never addresses his heroic actions in taking command on his own recognizance in evacuating both the Senate and the House."

NBC News indicated the reason Johnson was given for his suspension was "donning the MAGA hat," which he admittedly put on to better navigate the crowd without resistance and to more rapidly reach beleaguered USCP officers.

Baker suggested that Johnson was "ultimately disciplined because he took initiatives when he was begging for help from command and he did it himself anyway, embarrassing leadership. They needed to shut him up and shut him out."

"From what I’ve seen on social media video of T.K. Johnson and what I heard on the radio that day, T.K. should have been ‎promoted after Jan 6, not demoted," said Gus Papathanasiou, chairman of the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee, stressing that Johnson's treatment was a "travesty."

Papathanasiou stressed that USCP officers should not have been disciplined for their actions, especially because their leaders largely went unscathed.

One of the leaders who got out unscathed was Yogananda Pittman.

Unscathed and rewarded

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund recently told Tucker Carlson that he requested federal assistance, particularly in the form of National Guard troops, ahead of the Jan. 6 protests, but was repeatedly denied by the Capitol Police Board. The board, whose critical voting members answered to Sen. Mitch McConnell and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, allegedly suggested that Sund lacked intelligence to substantiate the request at the time.

Johnson told Beck that Yogananda Pittman, assistant chief of Capitol Police responsible for protective and intelligence operations at the time, was possibly in the possession of intelligence that would have provided Sund with what he needed to secure that assistance — materiel and manpower that would likely have prevented a breach of the Capitol.

The former USCP officer speculated that Pittman stood to gain personally if Sund were seen to fail in his duties on Jan. 6.

Pittman was after all promoted following Sund's resignation to acting chief and kept on in that role for several months, even after the supermajority of the force indicated they had no confidence in her.

She was then reinstated to her old position by USCP Chief J. Thomas Manger — a reinstatement Johnson suggested was a means to deter prospective whistleblowers and clean out dissenters.

Finally, Pittman secured a cushy job at the University of California, Berkeley, as campus police chief.

Johnson suggested it's high time to investigate Pittman for possible wrongdoing.

"January 6 cannot happen without her permission," said Johnson. "It cannot. It's impossible. She's the alpha and omega of what happened on January 6, and the world needs to know that."

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While there presently appears to be no hard evidence that Pittman withheld evidence from Sund, there are substantial indicators that the USCP was nevertheless poised to fail.

US Capitol mouse trap

Baker expounded on Johnson's sense that the Capitol Police were set up to fail, telling TheBlaze that the force was woefully under-deployed.

Baker indicated that ahead of a high-profile protest day with six permits issued, policy for Capitol Police would normally have dictated that those on graveyard shifts would stay on for 16-hour stretches. Instead, they were sent home at 7 a.m., while additional forces on administrative leave weren't called in.

Forbes reported that of the over 1,800 sworn officers in the USCP as of September 2020, a "congressional inquiry forced USCP to admit that on January 6th, only 195 officers were deployed to interior or exterior posts at the U.S. Capitol and 276 more were assigned to the Department’s seven civil disturbance unit platoons."

Whereas USCP documents indicated 1,214 officers were "on site" across the Capitol complex of buildings, congressional investigators determined the force could only "account for 417 officers and could not account for the whereabouts of the remaining 797 officers."

Johnson previously told Baker that the suggestion that the whereabouts of officers could not be accounted for was "a bald-faced lie," given that all USCP officers are tracked during their tour of duty and must both electronically "clock in" and "clock out."

"They don't want to tell you where they [USCP officers] were, or what they were doing," said Johnson. "They don't want anyone to know how many of our officers were on administrative leave that day."

Compounding the problem of an inadequate police presence at the Capitol was the discovery of pipe bombs at the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters, both under the purview of the USCP. This drew some potential reinforcements away from the Capitol, again thinning the defense at a critical juncture.

The forces that the USCP could muster also happened to be ill equipped and in the dark about possible threats.

Not only were a number of badly needed riot shields later found to have been locked away in a bus, Baker noted numerous USCP officers were left without helmets owing to an uncustomary equipment exchange days earlier, when officers reportedly turned in their protective helmets per an alleged order from Cpt. Ben Smith, but were not provided with replacements.

In addition to this greater exposure to bodily risk, Baker noted officers have testified that they were not briefed on possible concerns over the protest.

"It's one thing to have gross incompetence," said Baker. "And of course, you always have to go there first when you're talking about a government agency. ... But in this particular case, there are just too many of these incidents that happened for anybody to sit back and go, 'Okay, they were just that grossly incompetent.'"

If the cascade of failures that appears to have predisposed the USCP to failure on Jan. 6 was not a matter of gross incompetence but instead a nefarious scheme, Baker speculated the strategy appears to have been a "rope-a-dope" — to draw in protesters for a finishing blow, resulting in "the biggest narrative victory for the American left."

Johnson previously agreed with Baker's sense that the Capitol Police were set up to be sacrificial pawns to this end, adding, "They didn't give a sh** what happened to them that day."

TheBlaze reached out to Yogananda Pittman for comment, but she did not respond.

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