Page 24 - Williamj Walker News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Capitol Police Union Reveals Cops Suffered 'Brain Injuries,' Loss of Eye After Pro-Trump Riot On 1/27/21 at 6:45 PM EST The Capitol Police Officers' Union—the group representing police officers within the US Capitol Police (USCP) force which protects the federal congressional grounds in Washington D.C.—has accused the USCP leadership of leaving officers unprepared for the January 6 insurrection. As a result, the union said, officers suffered "brain injuries", a lost eye and other injuries. On Tuesday, USCP chief Yogananda Pittman said in a closed-door briefing with the House Appropriation...

Former Army secretary says DC National Guard had no plan ahead of Capitol riot beyond local traffic control Former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told a House panel on Tuesday that the National Guard only planned to deal with traffic in Washington, DC, the day the deadly US Capitol insurrection occurred, with “no contingency” in place if things escalated in the city, according to a copy of his prepared testimony obtained by CNN. But McCarthy also told Congress that alternate plans would only have happened if the US Capitol Police or local authorities in Washington requested it. “114 citiz...

As Biden pleads for unity, Senate Republicans overwhelmingly back Trump in impeachment trial On Monday evening, Democratic House managers officially presented an article of impeachment to the Senate, formally initiating the trial of Donald Trump on charges of inciting the fascist mob that overran the US Capitol on January 6. The next day, Senate Republicans made clear their contempt for constitutional norms and democratic rights by voting overwhelmingly to back Trump in a procedural motion put forward by far-right Kentucky Republican Rand Paul. Trump talks to members of the press [Official Wh...

The acting chief of the Capitol Police apologized to Congress on Tuesday for the agency’s massive security failures Jan. 6, acknowledging during a closed-door briefing that the department knew there was a “strong potential for violence” but failed to take adequate steps to prevent what she described as a “terrorist attack.”

Acting U.S. Capitol police chief Yogananda Pittman told House members that a lack of officers and appropriate weaponry, plus poor communication and organization, contributed to the attack.