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Here are some of my thoughts about the recent reporting by Steve Baker and The Blaze identifying who they believe is the individual seen on security video from the night of Jan 5--l will not mention her name and would advise others to do the same--accused of planting two pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC: > I still believe the stunt "pipe bombs" were planted on Jan 6 not on Jan 5. I have always maintained that position and my most recent reporting on the contradictions/falsehoods by the woman who "found" the RNC device only reinforces that belief. > It appears The Blaze did not use the FBI video that has been posted numerous times since early 2021 and more recently last month. Baker: "Although it shows the same scene as the FBI video, the clip used by Blaze News came from another source and is demonstrably clearer with much smoother motion." What is the other source? The FBI video compilation is the only known recording of the J5 suspect wandering around Capitol Hill that night so where is the "clearer" version from? And what "scene" was used as a sample? Was it enhanced in any way? A copy of the gait analysis with names redacted should be filed ASAP in a issue of grave consequences and great public interest. > The Blaze posted a few screenshots but no video clips to substantiate their claims that the gait matches the J5 suspect almost perfectly. From a journalistic standpoint, this is extremely sketchy and undermines the quality of the reporting. The reporters cannot say the clips can't be posted because the individual is under investigation because she is not to my knowledge. And this is after Baker said in an X post on Thursday night he had been preparing video clips to play on Glenn Beck's show. Maybe that's still in the works but it's urgent those clips are released ASAP. > It appears The Blaze's investigation lasted about two weeks--a short amount of time before reaching such a damning conclusion, and one with serious ramifications for the individual they identified (who already is under police protection) and the case in general. The last reports we filed on Karlin Younger took several weeks and painstaking review of video, government records, and interviews related to her case. Why the rush to judgement here? > The article has already been edited in a way that undermines the initial "bombshell" promises of the report--which is that the individual is at "the highest levels of government" and that the disclosure will "implicate so many people at the highest levels." The original version of The Blaze report claimed the individual was detailed to the CIA Director John Ratcliffe's personal security detail. That now has been edited to reflect the fact the individual works in campus security at Langley. A huge difference. > I set aside my personal and professional disputes with Baker--as well as my being the target of sustained personal attacks by Kyle Seraphin who has now inserted himself in the story--to consider this report objectively. After all, no one has done more reporting on the events of Jan 6 and its aftermath than I have, including numerous reports on the pipe bombs dating back to summer 2021. But I am shocked at the weak evidence cited in The Blaze article and nonexistent evidence contained in the piece itself. My guess is more edits will be made and we soon may hear from the named individual herself. Sorry--this ain't evidence. A screenshot of her playing soccer more than 4 years before Jan 5, 2021? What exactly is going on?