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Investigative journalist Steve Baker from Blaze News, who has long been dedicated to uncovering the truth about the events of January 6, 2021, and feels that he has been unfairly targeted by the U.S. government for his efforts, was charged with four misdemeanors connected to his coverage of the events at the U.S. Capitol.
Baker turned himself in to the FBI in Dallas on Friday.
The charges are:
- Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
- Disorderly conduct in a capitol building
- Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building
Baker was informed of the charges for the first time on Friday.
Earlier this week, he informed Blaze News that authorities had not disclosed the charges to his attorney, James Lee Bright, because they feared Baker would share them on social media.
Bright described the decision to withhold information about the charges as “highly unusual.”
He expressed concern about his client’s situation, noting that Baker has always been cooperative. Bright also criticized the federal government for targeting journalists like Baker years after the fact, calling it a deliberate attempt to intimidate others in the industry.
Baker added that when he asked his other attorney, William Shipley, why the federal government is treating him like this, Shipley replied, “You know why. You’ve been poking them in the eye for three years.”
BlazeTV contributor Jill Savage noted that she exited the courtroom with Baker who “was able to wear his dress clothes but had shackles on his wrists and ankles. He is expected to be released today. His next hearing is set in DC for March 14th.”
Earlier this week, Baker revealed that the FBI had directed him to turn himself in on Friday morning, and he complied with their instructions.
Despite being advised by the agency to appear at the field office dressed casually in “shorts and sandals,” a sign of preparing for a potential public display of humiliation, Baker maintained his composure and arrived dressed in a suit and tie.
Subsequently, he was handcuffed, escorted by two agents to a waiting vehicle, and then taken to a courthouse.1
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