capitol police officer, vocal donald trump supporter told those under his command not to wear riot gear on january 6th. that is according to internal documents reviewed by cnn that detail allegations submitted to an officer tip line. a lieutenant who gave the tip believes at least one officer was sent to the hospital because of that decision. what action should be taken against that officer? >> well, if -- if that is true, that's egregious and -- and, you know, i think at minimum, he ought to face -- he should be fired. i mean, he -- you should -- a man in a leadership position and in the capitol police, under those circumstances, displaying that kind of behavior, i think is almost borderline prosecutable. >> hmm. do you agree, chief? >> well, i mean, i don't know enough about the circumstances under which he said that. it certainly doesn't make sense in light of what we know happened on january 6th. that's for sure. i have been in situations where a protest tried to start off in