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Journalist Says DOJ Targeting Him for His Aggressive Post-Jan. 6 Commentary

Journalist Says DOJ Targeting Him for His Aggressive Post-Jan. 6 Commentary
A munition detonates at protesters' feet on the west front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Courtesy of Steve Baker
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Independent journalist Steve Baker says he was recently warned that his aggressive reporting and commentary about Jan. 6 have created growing ire at the U.S. Department of Justice that could lead to his prosecution for being at the Capitol on that fateful Wednesday in 2021.

Since Jan. 6, Baker, 62, of Raleigh, North Carolina, went through two hours of FBI questioning and faced the looming specter of being added to the list of now more than 1,000 Jan. 6 criminal-case defendants.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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