The officer recalled a "sea of people" and the pro-Trump mob's anger as it approached the Capitol. Jurors were shown the "pepper ball" launchers and pepper spray used against the Capitol rioters. On ...

Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Shauni Kerkhoff, who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is suing Steve Baker, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (FBI via AP, File) Conservative media outlet The Blaze has come under fire following the revelation that it falsely reported the ...

Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. A former U.S. Capitol Police officer who sued a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter and reporter after he falsely accused her of planting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guy Reffitt seen at the Capitol siege.FBI A former Capitol police officer was called as a witness in the first January 6 trial.

On January 6, 2021, then-Capitol police officer Shauni Kerkhoff encountered Guy Reffitt on the steps of the Capitol — she clutching a "pepper ball" launcher akin to a paintball gun, he with a ...