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Mar. 16, 2021
The U.S. Capitol Police suspended an officer after antisemitic reading material was discovered near his work area, the department said on Monday.
The Washington Post, which first reported the story, said a congressional aide saw a printed copy of The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion at a checkpoint inside the entrance of a congressional office building.
The tract, originally published in the early 20th century, is described by the Anti-Defamation League as a classic in paranoid, racist literature.
The officer is suspended pending an internal investigation. We take all allegations of inappropriate behavior seriously. Once this matter was brought to my attention, I immediately ordered the officer to be suspended until the Office of Professional Responsibility can thoroughly investigate, said Acting Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman in a statement.
The police department reported that it was investigating 35 officers for their actions during the insurrection, with six of those officers placed on paid suspension pending the outcome.