Capitol Police Officer Sues Over Defamation Claims

0:00On April 21st, a capital police officer named Shawnee Kirkhoff, who stood her ground defending the building on January 6th, 2021, just filed a massive defamation lawsuit against Steve Baker and his bosses at Blaze Media. Baker, a pardon rider from that same day who's now calling himself an investigative reporter, accused her of planting pipe bombs at the Republican, National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before. The suit, clocking in at 124 pages and dropped in a Virginia court this Tuesday, also targets reporter Joseph Haneman. Last November, they ran a story claiming forensic data analysis showed Kirkhoff as a 98% match to footage of the bomber. Her lawyers call it straight up fiction. Kirkhoff was home that January 5th night with her boyfriend and dog, backed by a cellphone video that puts her nowhere near those spots. He's fighting back hard after these wild claims trashed her rep as a hero cop.

1:01Meanwhile, the FBI nailed a real suspect, Brian Cole from Virginia, back in December. Her attorney calls this lawsuit righteous, aimed at holding accountable anyone spreading these damaging lies. This case could rewrite the narrative on who really did what that chaotic week stay tuned as it unfolds in court. That's your update from Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI.