Date: November 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: AZNgirl Raping Taj Mahal because it's White
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After opening statements, the prosecution's first witness to testify was Shauni Kerkhoff, who was working with the Civil Disturbance Unit of the U.S. Capitol Police during the riot.
The crowd was "angry and violent" and extended "as far as I could see," she testified. "They were calling us 'traitors.' "
The prosecution played a recording of Kerkhoff calling for backup over the radio. Kerkhoff described her own voice on the recording as "panicked."
Kerkhoff said she recognized Reffitt from that crowd on Jan. 6, and described how he ascended a stairway outside the Capitol building backed by the mob. She testified that Reffitt appeared to be "leading the crowd up."
Kerkhoff said officers used pepper balls and multiple cans of "OC spray" — commonly known as pepper spray — to try to repel Reffitt's advances.
Eventually, Kerkhoff testified, Reffitt was hit with enough spray that he turned back and tried to flush out his eyes with a water bottle. Other rioters, however, pushed past the police line, and would breach the building itself.
Nestler, the prosecutor, asked Kerkhoff about whether she considered using her firearm, which she had on her during the riot. "I assumed that people in this crowd were armed," Kerkhoff responded, and said she was reluctant to use her own firearm because it could lead to a "shootout," killing multiple people.
Kerkhoff did testify that she did not see any indication that Reffitt was armed, though she said she did not have a view of his right hip, where his holster allegedly was
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