By In a bombshell report, Blaze News journalists Steve Baker and Joseph Hanneman say they have reached a major breakthrough in their years-long investigation into the still-unsolved pipe bombs planted outside the RNC and DNC on January 5, 2021. In an interview with Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, Baker said he and Hanneman have identified a primary suspect—a development he suggested could expose uncomfortable links to a federal agency.
The reporting centers on Shauni Rae Kerkhoff, who served on the Capitol Police from 2018 to mid-2021 before joining a security detail for the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Blaze. Kerkhoff has not been named a suspect by law enforcement, and neither the Capitol Police, FBI, nor Justice Department responded to the outlet’s inquiries.
This might just be the biggest scandal and conspiracy in American history. Many heroes were involved in bringing this to light. Some we can name in coming days. Some who want no recognition. And there’s much more to this yet to be told.https://t.co/RdZxKKfnY4
— Steve Baker (@SteveBakerUSA) November 8, 2025
The allegation rests on specialized gait analysis comparing Kerkhoff’s movements—taken from Jan. 6 Capitol Police CCTV and earlier athletic footage—to those of the hooded figure who planted the devices. Blaze reports the software produced a 94 percent match, while the analyst told the outlet he personally assessed the similarity closer to 96–98 percent, noting stride length, cadence, and what appears to be a slight right-leg limp associated with a past soccer injury.
Experts acknowledge gait analysis has been admitted in courts in several countries, but emphasize its limitations: results can vary depending on video angle, frame rate, distance, and whether footage has been altered. Blaze argues the FBI’s previously released pipe-bomber footage had been “downsampled,” making motion harder to evaluate—a claim federal authorities have not addressed.
Baker told Glenn Beck he forwarded the material to contacts inside a federal investigative office, where he said the reaction was instantaneous. After reviewing the clips, he claimed officials concluded, “She’s one of us!” The exchange has not been confirmed by any agency.
Other elements of Blaze’s reporting raise further questions but remain unverified. The outlet says Kerkhoff’s residence in Alexandria, Va., appeared under watch as the story was being prepared. Former FBI Special Agent Kyle Seraphin also told Blaze that in early January 2021, his surveillance team was stationed “one door away” from the woman now alleged to be the suspect, only to be pulled off the case without explanation. Seraphin has made similar claims publicly for years; the FBI has not corroborated them.
The long-running pipe-bomb mystery has hovered over Jan. 6 because discovery of the devices between 12:40 and 1:05 p.m. diverted stretched police resources just as rioters breached the Capitol’s outer perimeter. If a law-enforcement insider were ultimately found responsible—a conclusion far beyond what the current evidence establishes—it would challenge years of narrative framing about the devices and their relationship to the Capitol breach.
Blaze also highlights anomalies previously flagged by members of Congress, including the U.S. Secret Service’s subdued reaction to the DNC bomb and inconsistencies in FBI public disclosures. A video researcher known as “Armitas” told the outlet that FBI-released footage had been manipulated to reduce frame rate and that the suspect attempted to plant devices at alternate locations along C Street. None of those details have been confirmed by federal officials.
The FBI has defended its work as exhaustive, citing thousands of interviews and the review of roughly 40,000 video files. Yet lawmakers remain dissatisfied. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has repeatedly questioned why the FBI has never clarified whether it interviewed the plainclothes Capitol Police counter-surveillance officer who discovered the DNC device—what one bureau official previously described as “Investigation 101.”
Baker said he did not bring the findings to the FBI, accusing the bureau of overseeing a “cover-up,” though he has offered no direct evidence beyond the lack of progress in the case. Beck told his audience the developing story could be “one of the biggest scandals of my lifetime,” warning of potential fallout once the suspect’s name is formally released.
According to Blaze, national-security officials have begun receiving briefings in anticipation of further disclosures. But without additional corroboration—and absent any public engagement from the FBI or Capitol Police—many of the most explosive questions raised by the new reporting remain unresolved.
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