Wray Declines to Confirm FBI’s Use of Geolocation Data to Track Capitol Rioters But Says It ‘Would Not Surprise Me’
FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate hearing Tuesday that while he could not confirm that the agency was using geolocation data to track Capitol rioters, he said the nature of the investigation is such that it “would not surprise me.”
Wray made the remarks at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in response to a line of inquiry by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who pressed the FBI director about the methods federal law enforcement officials have been using to track people who took part in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
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White House will hold regular public health briefings starting Wednesday
White House press secretary Jen Psaki just announced that beginning on Wednesday public health briefings will be held regularly for the foreseeable future. These will be science led briefings, featuring our public health officials and members of the Covid-19 response team, Psaki said during today s White House press briefing. These briefings will typically happen three times a week to provide the American people with key updates on the virus and our government s response.
Last week, Biden signed a slew of executive orders to battle the pandemic and ramp up the distribution of vaccination.
Chief Justice John Roberts won’t preside over the Senate impeachment trial
From CNN s Manu Raju and Joan Biskupic
Chief Justice John Roberts leads the US Supreme Court Justices as they arrive in the Crypt of the US Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/AP
Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont and the President pro tempore of the Senate, is expected to preside in the impeachment trial, according to two sources familiar with the matter, not Chief Justice John Roberts.
Senators preside when the person facing trial isn t the current president of the United States, one source said.
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Originally published on January 15, 2021 1:42 pm
The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was a security failure, an intelligence failure or both.
How could security forces in the nation s capital be so swiftly and completely overwhelmed by rioters who stated their plans openly on a range of social media sites? President Trump had even tweeted on Dec. 19: Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!
Washington, D.C., is known for its multitude of law enforcement agencies a fact reflected in the agencies involved in security on Jan. 6. The Metropolitan Police Department has jurisdiction on city streets; the U.S. Park Police on the Ellipse, where Trump s rally took place; the U.S.