Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid

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Marisa Kabas
‪@marisakabas.bsky.social‬

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired

‪Marisa Kabas‬
‪@marisakabas.bsky.social‬
· 21h
SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid
Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.
www.thehandbasket.co
6:10 PM · Mar 6, 2026

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T23:10:09.212Z

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T22:04:09.718Z

Body cam footage shows Kenneth Jackson, the Trump-installed new USIP President; Laken Rapier, Jackson’s Chief-of-Staff; DOGE workers Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox; and DOGE lawyer Justin Aimonetti were present at the raid. MPD let them in through a side door, despite USIP staff's objections.

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T22:23:49.036Z

After the DOGE group showed up but before MPD arrived, the USIP building had been placed in lockdown mode, meaning all interior doors were locked and elevators were no longer operable. So once in the building, MPD needed to manually break down interior doors to give Trump's team full access.

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T22:26:10.617Z

MPD used an extensive locksmith set to break open doors in the USIP building—included knives. At one point in the footage, there were two knives on one lock simultaneously, creating what appeared to be a dangerous situation. Fortunately no one was hurt.

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2026-03-06T22:29:06.033Z