The Dispute Index

Harry Dunn

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Adnan Masri

Author and former U.S. Capitol Police officer who served from 2009 to 2023. He testified before the House select committee on the January 6 attack, later ran for Congress in Maryland as a Democrat, and speaks publicly about policing and democracy.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Harry Dunn 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 Harry Dunn

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Harry Dunn

Role at the time: Former U.S. Capitol 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.

“For anybody, any human being to call that day a great day should absolutely be ashamed of themselves.”
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

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.

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

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