Overview
- Blaze reporters Steve Baker and Joseph Hanneman alleged the suspect is Shauni Rae Kerkhoff, citing a 94%–98% forensic gait match from surveillance footage.
- Department of Justice special attorney Ed Martin said the department has not identified Kerkhoff as the suspect.
- The FBI has not publicly named anyone in the 2021 DNC and RNC pipe-bomb investigation, even after releasing higher-quality footage in October.
- Blaze said it delayed full publication to allow government briefings and internal reviews related to national security.
- Conservative media figures amplified the Blaze claim, while critics pointed to unnamed experts, a lack of independent verification, and the limits of gait analysis as standalone evidence.