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Daniel Hodges

Officer with the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, serving since 2014, and a Virginia National Guard veteran. He testified before the House select committee on the January 6 attack and has since spoken publicly about policing and political violence.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Daniel Hodges on 2026 Midterm Elections, January 6 Attack, and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Daniel Hodges

Daniel Hodges

Role at the time: D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, speaking at a Magaziner campaign press conference

Condemned

Response to this claim

Magaziner argues that Mellor's January 6 participation supported an attempt to overturn the election and disqualifies him from representing Rhode Island in Congress.

“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.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Magaziner v MellorVideo of the September 10, 2026 State House press conference; Dunn's remarks begin about 2:50, Hodges's about 6:05
Why we used this label

Hodges expressly denounces Mellor's January 6 participation as support for those who wanted to install an unelected dictator. That is a substantive condemnation, not merely a dispute over terminology.

Read statementWas Vic Mellor justified in participating in the January 6 Capitol events?

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