Meet Dan Hodges, one of the J6 celebrity cops.
In never-before publicly posted footage from Hodges' body camera, Hodges is seen randomly assaulting J6 protesters outside the Capitol at 2pm.
This is about 40 minutes after DC Metro and Capitol Police launched their first assaults on the crowd gathered on Capitol grounds. Police improperly used "non-lethal" munitions including stun grenades, rubber bullets, pepper balls, and tear gas on peacefully assembled protesters, which enraged the crowd.
Hodges and other DC Metro officers arrived in head-to-toe riot gear ready for a fight. Listen to the reaction from Trump supporters who had already witnessed one fatality and several injuries at the hands of police.
Some called them "storm troopers" and "traitors."
It is necessary to understand the widespread use of excessive (and unnecessary) force by police officers that afternoon that in many cases led to physical clashes between cops and protesters.
In never-before publicly posted footage from Hodges' body camera, Hodges is seen randomly assaulting J6 protesters outside the Capitol at 2pm.
This is about 40 minutes after DC Metro and Capitol Police launched their first assaults on the crowd gathered on Capitol grounds. Police improperly used "non-lethal" munitions including stun grenades, rubber bullets, pepper balls, and tear gas on peacefully assembled protesters, which enraged the crowd.
Hodges and other DC Metro officers arrived in head-to-toe riot gear ready for a fight. Listen to the reaction from Trump supporters who had already witnessed one fatality and several injuries at the hands of police.
Some called them "storm troopers" and "traitors."
It is necessary to understand the widespread use of excessive (and unnecessary) force by police officers that afternoon that in many cases led to physical clashes between cops and protesters.
You may recall Hodges July 2021 sworn testimony before J6 committee where he misrepresented his conduct on Jan 6 (as did the other police witnesses) and referred to protesters as “terrorists.”
Turns out he was doing the terrorizing
Turns out he was doing the terrorizing
Shortly after arriving on the scene dressed like a stormtrooper, Hodges continues to randomly use his baton and body to assault protesters including women
Hodges was a witness in the Colorado lawsuit seeking to remove Trump from the ballot under the “insurrection” 14A Sec 3 of the Constitution.
Here’s his testimony:
Here’s his testimony:
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Police continued to agitate the crowd, using bike racks not as a gate but a weapon. CCTV video from atop the Capitol shows a peaceful and growing crowd arriving after Trump's speech on the west sides. The Capitol was about to be evacuated at this time stamp.
There was no need to use the racks to further shove people STANDING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY COMMITTING NO CRIME away from the building except to bully them and inflame the situation. Which they did.
Had this been any other protest or any other group of demonstrators besides Trump supporters, lawsuits and firings would be ongoing.
Police continued to agitate the crowd, using bike racks not as a gate but a weapon. CCTV video from atop the Capitol shows a peaceful and growing crowd arriving after Trump's speech on the west sides. The Capitol was about to be evacuated at this time stamp.
There was no need to use the racks to further shove people STANDING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY COMMITTING NO CRIME away from the building except to bully them and inflame the situation. Which they did.
Had this been any other protest or any other group of demonstrators besides Trump supporters, lawsuits and firings would be ongoing.
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