Capitol Police intelligence report warned three days before attack
Source: Washington Post
Three days before thousands of rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol, an internal Capitol Police intelligence report warned of a violent scenario in which Congress itself could be the target of angry supporters of President Trump on Jan. 6, laying out a stark alert that deepens questions about the security failures that day.
In a 12-page report on Jan. 3, the intelligence unit for the congressional police force described how thousands of enraged protesters, egged on by Trump and flanked by white supremacists and extreme militia groups, were likely to stream into Washington armed for battle. This time, the focus of their ire was members of Congress, the report said.
Supporters of the current president see January 6, 2021, as the last opportunity to overturn the results of the presidential election, according to the memo, portions of which were obtained by The Washington Post. This sense of desperation and disappointment may lead to more of an incentive to become violent. Unlike previous post-election protests, the targets of the pro-Trump supporters are not necessarily the counter-protesters as they were previously, but rather Congress itself is the target on the 6th.
The internal report which does not appear to have been shared widely with other law enforcement agencies, including the FBI was among a number of flags that security experts say should have alerted officials to the high security risks on Jan. 6.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-police-intelligence-warning/2021/01/15/c8b50744-5742-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html
Full headline: Capitol Police intelligence report warned three days before attack that Congress itself could be targeted
pwb
(11,258 posts)They gave their member cops a choice it seems to me.
wishstar
(5,268 posts)So even though they clearly planned to march in city of DC jurisdiction down from WH to Capitol and should have had to comply with all the safety and insurance requirements of any other DC protests for sake of public safety, Trump privilege prevailed to go ahead with no permit.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Someone buried this report as part of a coordinated attempt to overthrow the government. There will be no unity until all those who participated have been prosecuted for their crimes.