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
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.”
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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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.