U.S. Capitol Police officers issued an overwhelming vote of no confidence in their leadership concerning last month s siege on the U.S. Capitol building.
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U.S. Capitol Police said Sicknick was injured “while physically engaging with protesters. Sicknick then was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, two law enforcement officials said.
Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Ralph Norman, both Republicans from South Carolina, are introducing legislation that would allow Sicknick to rest in honor in the Capitol Rotunda before his burial at Arlington National Cemetery on Feb. 3.
The bill also includes that a plaque inscribed with Sicknick s name be installed near the Capitol steps. The plaque will “serve as a reminder to all who pass by that he served with courage and had made the ultimate sacrifice.”
The union representing U.S. Capitol Police officers on Wednesday blasted the department's acting chief, saying it is "angered and shocked" by remarks she made to Congress about the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Nearly 140 other officers are suffering both physical and emotional wounds from that day.
Then-Police Chief Steven Sund resigned after the deadly breach, as did two other officials tasked with securing the Capitol, the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms, Paul D. Irving and Michael C. Stenger. All three roles are now being filled by acting officials, including Pittman, who had been an assistant chief.
Testifying before lawmakers in a closed-door hearing Tuesday, Pittman apologized to Congress and the public for the massive security failure and made a stunning admission that police leadership had compiled intelligence at least two days earlier that armed militia and white supremacist groups had planned to do harm at the Capitol.