{"id":2260755,"date":"2024-06-05T18:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T22:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-capitol-police-officer-starts-pro-democracy-group-against-maga-extremists\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T18:36:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T22:36:16","slug":"ex-capitol-police-officer-starts-pro-democracy-group-against-maga-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-capitol-police-officer-starts-pro-democracy-group-against-maga-extremists\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Capitol Police officer initiates pro-democracy organization targeting &#8216;MAGA extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-capitol-police-officer-starts-pro-democracy-group-against-maga-extremists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260755&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Harry Dunn, a former \u2063Capitol Police officer, is launching a PAC to \u200dsupport\u2064 pro-democracy candidates and\u200b oppose Donald Trump \u200dand &#8220;MAGA extremists.&#8221;\u200b He defended the Capitol \u200don Jan. 6 and\u200c ran\u200b for a Maryland House seat with Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s \u2064endorsement. \u200cFacing opposition \u200dfrom a Super PAC\u2062 backed \u2063by MAGA donors,\u200b Dunn remains determined \u200bto win \u200cthe election.\u2064 Harry \u2062Dunn, a former \u2064Capitol Police officer, is spearheading a PAC to \u2063endorse pro-democracy candidates and challenge both Donald Trump \u2063and &#8220;MAGA extremists.&#8221; Having shielded\u200c the Capitol on \u200dJanuary 6, he contended for a\u2062 Maryland House position\u2062 with the backing of Nancy Pelosi. Despite encountering\u200d resistance \u2062from a Super PAC fueled by\u2062 MAGA \u200csupporters, Dunn is resolute in his bid\u2064 for\u2063 victory.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harry-dunn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harry Dunn<\/a>, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer, is launching a political action committee designed to support pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>democracy<\/a> candidates and target former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/?source=%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fleading-gop-pollster-trumps-focus-on-immigration-sunk-house-majority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> and \u201canti-democracy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/?source=%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fleading-gop-pollster-trumps-focus-on-immigration-sunk-house-majority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>MAGA<\/a> extremists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dunn was one of the officers who defended the Capitol against rioters on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jan. 6<\/a>, 2021. He ran for one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3003865\/maryland-primary-harry-dunn-loses-sarah-elfreth-congressional-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Maryland\u2019s open House seats<\/a> in May with Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a>\u2019s (D-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2972666\/pelosi-endorses-capitol-police-officer-who-protected-her-on-jan-6-in-maryland-house-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-pac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Super PAC<\/a> funded by MAGA extremist donors who also gave to Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ted Cruz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lauren-boebert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lauren Boebert<\/a> just dropped $500k in our race,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libradunn\/status\/1775161241889071553?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> on X after a super PAC aligned with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aipac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a> backed his opponent in the primaries. \u201cThey want to buy this election. They will fail.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Harry Dunn, the former U.S. Capitol Police officer who defended the Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, smiles as he campaigns in the Democratic primary for Maryland\u2019s 3rd Congressional District on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Millersville, Maryland. (AP Photo\/Brian Witte)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dunn ended up losing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic primary<\/a> for Maryland\u2019s 3rd Congressional District to state Sen. Sarah Elfreth.<\/p>\n<p>He is starting a new hybrid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pacs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>PAC<\/a>, called Dunn\u2019s Democracy Defenders, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-stonewall-inn-is-no-longer-serving-some-anheuser-busch-products\/\" title=\"The Stonewall Inn Is No Longer Serving Some Anheuser-Busch Products\">support candidates<\/a> across the ballot \u201cwho will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congresswoman-says-democrats-must-defeat-gop-in-2022-to-preserve-democracy\/\" title=\"Democratic Congresswoman Says Democrats Must Defeat GOP In 2022 To Preserve Democracy\">protect democracy<\/a> from MAGA and help get big money out of our politics,\u201d while targeting \u201cinsurrectionists\u201d and others he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-biden-is-a-threat-to-democracy\/\" title=\"Trump claims that Biden poses a danger to democracy\">believes threaten democracy<\/a>, according to a press release of his announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur democracy hangs in the balance,\u201d Dunn said in a statement. \u201cMAGA extremists are trying to end our democracy. Giant super PACs want to buy our democracy so it only works for them. Now more than ever, our democracy needs Defenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Dunn testified before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> committee investigating the Capitol attack. After the insurrection, he has been trying to get more involved in politics \u201cto fight and preserve our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Constitution<\/a> and fight for our democracy,\u201d he told the <em>Hill<\/em> in an interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dunn did not reveal which candidates he would support or target during this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>A hybrid PAC, also known as a Carey Committee, operates with two separate bank accounts \u2014 one for contributions to candidates, which is subject to contribution limits, and another for independent expenditures, which allows unlimited donations from groups and individuals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer, is launching a political action committee to back pro-democracy candidates and confront Donald Trump and &#8220;anti-democracy MAGA extremists.&#8221; Dunn, one of the officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, also pursued a seat in Maryland&#8217;s House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3166,"featured_media":2260756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24149562763350-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2260755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24149562763350-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}