Evan HurstApril 15, 2021 12:50 PM
Not actually the Michael Bolton testifying today.
This week, we had a story about a new report from Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton no, not the Time, Love and Tenderness guy, he is not doing a second career as an inspector general! about what the Capitol Police knew and when they knew it, regarding the January 6 domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol. Quoting Wonkette:
Capitol Police Assistant Inspector General Michael A. Bolton has released what the
New York Times calls a scathing new report that reveals the Capitol Police knew well in advance that a potential attack was likely and that Congress itself was a target for violence. Yet, officers were instructed not to use their most aggressive tactics against the violent mob, which was good since it likely would ve led to a bloodbath because the mob was heavily armed.
Capitol Police officers were instructed by leaders not to use their most aggressive tactics when responding to the mob of pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan.
U.S. Capitol Police officers were hindered by leadership decisions and equipment deficiencies that left the force ill-prepared to respond to the Jan. 6
Report: Capitol Police Leadership, Equipment Deficiencies Hampered Jan. 6 Response
By Claudia Grisales
April 13, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police officers were hindered by leadership decisions and equipment deficiencies that left the force ill-prepared to respond to the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to a new watchdog report, which found that some advance intelligence offered a “more alarming” warning ahead of the day’s events.
The detailed, 104-page review was launched by Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton in the wake of the January siege and was completed in March. NPR reviewed the report on Tuesday ahead of its public discussion as part of a House Administration Committee hearing on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A law enforcement internal probe of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol found significant shortcomings within the police department charged with securing the complex and made dozens of recommendations for avoiding a repeat of the violence.
FILE PHOTO: Tear gas is released into a crowd of protesters, with one wielding a Confederate battle flag that reads Come and Take It, during clashes with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo