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That revelation alone has raised eyebrows across Washington. What was a Capitol Police officer, later employed by the CIA, doing at the very center of one of the most controversial unsolved federal cases in modern American history?
The timing of the bomb placement remains one of the most suspicious elements of January 6. Lawmakers were in the middle of counting electoral votes when the discovery of the pipe bombs abruptly halted the session, forcing an evacuation. Contrary to the long-standing narrative, it wasn’t the crowd outside that stopped the certification—it was the news of the bombs that triggered the lockdown.
Federal authorities later offered a staggering $500,000 reward for information leading to the bomber’s arrest. Now, The Blaze’s findings could put that reward in the crosshairs of journalists and investigators who have tirelessly pursued the truth about January 6.
Kerkhoff’s name first surfaced online after users began connecting her physical likeness and movements to the surveillance footage released by the FBI. The report notes that Kerkhoff’s residence in Alexandria was under law enforcement watch just as the Blaze News story went public. Even Blaze editor-in-chief Christopher Bedford was stopped by police while observing the scene.
Adding to the growing suspicion, the FBI claimed last year that key data used to identify the bomber had been “corrupted and unusable”, blaming the loss on their service provider. Critics blasted that explanation as another convenient cover-up under FBI Director Christopher Wray, who has repeatedly refused to answer congressional questions about the pipe bomb investigation.
Rep. Thomas Massie pressed Wray directly on the matter—only to be met with evasive responses.
Meanwhile, Kerkhoff herself testified during the January 6 trials, admitting to firing “maybe 30–40” pepper balls directly into a crowd of Trump supporters, including Texas man Guy Reffitt, who became the first January 6 defendant to face trial.
“Every time he took a step, they took a step,” Kerkhoff told jurors. “It was becoming a dire situation.”
Reffitt’s conviction has long been viewed by conservatives as an example of the Justice Department’s double standard—one that relentlessly targets Trump supporters while ignoring federal misconduct.
If true, this new evidence may expose far more than one rogue officer. It could confirm that the January 6 chaos was fueled by internal actors, not simply the protesters who showed up that day.
Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed Martin added fuel to the speculation with cryptic social media posts suggesting he had “determined the identity of the J6 Pipe Bomber.” Though Martin later downplayed the claim, he did not deny that Kerkhoff was under scrutiny.
The questions now grow louder: Why did the FBI fail to solve a case that journalists could? Why was key evidence destroyed? And how deep does the deception go?
For a nation still grappling with the fallout of January 6, this revelation may finally rip the mask off one of the biggest political cover-ups in American history.
