Harry Dunn says anyone who calls January 6 "a great day" should be ashamed
Harry DunnFormer U.S. Capitol Police officer who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, speaking at a Magaziner campaign press conference
Dunn, a former Capitol Police officer, said Mellor "should have been" arrested because the Capitol was closed to the public that day, and said anyone who calls that day "a great day" should be ashamed.
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Magaziner argues that Mellor's January 6 participation supported an attempt to overturn the election and disqualifies him from representing Rhode Island in Congress.
“For anybody, any human being to call that day a great day should absolutely be ashamed of themselves.”
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Was Vic Mellor justified in participating in the January 6 Capitol events?
Vic Mellor, the Republican nominee for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District, defends his January 6, 2021 participation as legitimate protest and denies taking part in violence. Democratic incumbent Seth Magaziner condemns that participation as support for an attack on democracy. Their disagreement came to a public confrontation outside the Rhode Island State House in Providence on September 10, 2026, when Mellor attended Magaziner's press conference and then answered reporters' questions.
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Recording of Representative Magaziner's press conference outside the Rhode Island State House with former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and D.C. police officer Daniel Hodges, who criticize Mellor's participation on January 6.
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Dunn was the first of the two officers to speak at the State House press conference. He said he had made a vow to always speak up when people try to downplay or whitewash what happened on January 6. He said Mellor "wasn't arrested, but he should have been" because the Capitol was closed to the public that day, and described the injuries and suicides among officers who responded that day.
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Dunn also criticized President Trump's pardons of January 6 defendants. Hodges then spoke, and Mellor answered reporters afterward.
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Relative to Mellor's January 6 participation, Dunn says Mellor should have been arrested because the Capitol was closed and says anyone who calls the day a great day should be ashamed. That is an express condemnation, not just a dispute over a label.
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Read the full caseOfficer Daniel Hodges says Mellor was "at best, supporting the terrorists" on January 6
“Victor Mellor was, at best, supporting the terrorists that wanted to install an unelected dictator against the will of the people of the United States.”Read statement
Seth Magaziner condemns Mellor's January 6 participation
“No one who tried to attack our democracy on January 6th deserves to represent Rhode Island in Congress.”Read statement
Vic Mellor defends his January 6 participation and rejects an apology
“I didn’t do anything wrong, so no, I don’t apologize for anything either.”Read statement
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