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Mary Clare Jalonick April 14, 2021 - 9:05 PM
WASHINGTON - The top watchdog for the U.S. Capitol Police will testify for the first time on Thursday about the department s broad failures before and during the Jan. 6 insurrection, including missed intelligence predicting a âwarâ and weapons that were so old that officers didn t feel comfortable using them.
Capitol Police Inspector General Michael A. Bolton has investigated the force s missteps since the siege, when hundreds of President Donald Trump s supporters broke into the building and sent lawmakers fleeing for their lives. In a report obtained by The Associated Press, he paints a dire picture of his agency s ability to respond to future threats and casts serious doubt on whether the force would be able to respond to another large-scale attack.
The top watchdog for the U.S. Capitol Police will testify for the first time on Thursday about the department s broad failures before and during the Jan. 6 insurrection, including missed intelligence predicting a war and weapons that were so old that officers didn t feel comfortable using them.
Internal report paints dire picture of U.S. Capitol security
Mary Clare Jalonick
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Shields that shattered upon impact. Weapons too old to use. Missed intelligence in which future insurrectionists warned, “We get our president or we die.”
As Congress pushes for a return to normalcy months after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, a damning internal report about the deadly siege is painting a dire picture of the Capitol Police’s ability to respond to threats against lawmakers. The full report obtained by The Associated Press before the department’s watchdog testifies at a House hearing casts serious doubt on whether the police would be able to respond to another large-scale attack.