Federal cop sues right-wing outlet the Blaze after they falsely accused her of planting Jan 6 pipe bombs

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsFederal cop sues right-wing outlet the Blaze after they falsely accused her of planting Jan 6 pipe bombsShauni Kerkhoof subjected to ‘ traumatic and humiliating gauntlet’ after making the ‘nonsensical’ allegations that resulted in her being fired and harassment lawsuit claimsMike Bedigan & Andrew FeinbergWednesday 22 April 2026 00:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962200","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/the-blaze-lawsuit-jan-6-b2962200.html","title":"Federal cop sues the Blaze after she’s falsely accused of planting Jan 6 bombs"}}CloseSuspect plants 'pipe bombs' near DNC day before Capitol riotsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSou...