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A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards.
The watchdog report released internally last month, obtained by The Associated Press ahead of a congressional hearing Thursday, adds to what is already known about broader security and intelligence failures that Congress has been investigating since hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters laid siege to the Capitol.
In an extensive and detailed timeline of that day, the report describes conversations between officials as they disagreed on whether National Guard forces were necessary to back up the understaffed Capitol Police force. It quotes an Army official as telling then-Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund that “we don’t like the optics of the Nat
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The entire force is also grieving the deaths of two of their own Officer Brian Sicknick, who collapsed and died after engaging with protesters Jan. 6, and Officer William “Billy” Evans, who was killed April 2 when he was hit by a car that rammed into a barricade outside the Senate. Evans lay in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.
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The Capitol Police have so far refused to publicly release the report marked throughout as “law enforcement sensitive” despite congressional pressure to do so. House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) issued a statement in March that she had been briefed on the report, along with another internal document, and that it contained “detailed and disturbing findings and important recommendations.“
Published Wednesday, April 14, 2021 6:26AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:23AM EDT WASHINGTON A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection - riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards. The watchdog report released internally last month and obtained by The Associated Press before a congressional hearing Thursday, adds to what is already known about broader security and intelligence failures that Congress has been investigating since hundreds of then-President Donald Trump s supporters laid siege to the Capitol.
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