Threats against members of Congress doubled in 2021, Capitol Police say POLITICO 1 day ago By Nicholas Wu © AP Photo/Andrew Harnik The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is visible through razor wire installed on top of fencing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.
Threats against members of Congress increased by 107 percent compared to last year, the United States Capitol Police said Friday. Provided the unique threat environment we currently live in, the Department is confident the number of cases will continue to increase, they said in a statement on Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton s latest report.
Their disclosure shows threats continue to rise against members of Congress. It comes as lawmakers debate additional funding to increase Capitol Police staffing and to address security needs in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot, including whether to install permanent fencing around the Capitol complex.
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A Capitol Police officer instructed “all outside units” on the morning of the joint session of Congress ratifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory to solely zero in on anti-Trump demonstrators “who want to start a fight” rather than any “pro-Trump in the crowd.”
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) described the details of these internal investigation into the deadly Capitol insurrection during a House Administration Committee hearing this week.
An unnamed Capitol Police spokesman defended the alleged instructions to CNN after the hearing Wednesday, saying the radio dispatch that Lofgren referenced occurred around 8 a.m., hours before the breaching of the Capitol. According to CNN, the spokesman said that the communication was intended to instruct officers to also look for clashes between pro-Trump protesters and counterprotesters. The official who issued the comment is not under investigation, the spokesman told CNN.