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"A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday released its report on the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6 and offered recommendations to help prevent a similar breach in the future.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Rules Committee announced the investigation two days after the riot broke out. The months-long investigation included two hearings and committees reviewed thousands of documents, a press release said. Members interviewed workers from the Capitol Police and various law enforcement agencies."
BI-PARTISAN COMMITTEE’S FINDINGS:
Complete breakdown from the FBI and Defense of Homeland Security (DHS) failing to raise adequate alarm about known pending threat of violence all the way to the Capitol Police and other agencies to adequately prepare to prepare, prevent the breach into the Capitol, and to protect.
The complete failure of leadership prior to and during the violent riot: Capitol Police testified how they were left with no direction when command systems broke down.
The report recommended the Capitol Police Chief be given more authority, to provide better planning and equipment for law enforcement, and to streamline Intelligence gathering among federal agencies.
The report cited there were no functional incident commanders and US Capitol Police (USCP) leadership never took control of the radio system to communicate orders to front-line officers.
- One CP officer stated, “I was horrified that NO deputy chief or above was on the radio or helping us.’
Despite President Trump recommending the National Guard be activated and present, despite the FBI discovering social media ‘chatter’ about potential planned violence in advance, the National Guard were not activated and used to deter / prevent the violence.
- “The report blamed an “opaque” process for delaying the request for National Guard assistance and pointed out that these troops were not activated or staged appropriately to respond to the emergency.”
The committee recommended the USCP Chief should have a direct line with the National Guard.
The Committee cited the USCP Intel Bureau were not adequately staffed and all agents and analysts were not properly trained to receive and analyze intelligence information and recommended this be remedied.
The report stated that the USCP Intel Bureau place more attention on social media posts to gauge threat levels, which is how the FBI reportedly uncovered the advanced planning for violence at the Capitol n6 Jan.
The report recommended the Capitol police conduct joint training exercises with federal, state, and local government to be ready to prevent such repeat events in the future.
The Committee cited the importance to be able to mobilize additional National Guard members from neighboring jurisdictions to provide.
Finally, the Committee stated it believed the USCP, nor the FBI, US Secret Service, Metropolitan Police, or other law enforcement partners knew thousands of rioters were ‘planning an attack’ on the US Capitol.
- So, the Committee specifically mentioned the importance of monitoring social media to determine future threats, supporting earlier reports that the FBI discovered social media communication regarding 6 January planning. Perhaps the report stating they did not know THOUSANDS of rioters were going to show up means they underestimated the threat. Another option is that the Committee is stating there was no such evidence of coordination of such a massive attack on the Capitol, giving credibility to the belief by some that this was a spontaneous incited event involving a ‘mob-mentality’ that spread through the crowd.
www.foxnews.com
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Rules Committee announced the investigation two days after the riot broke out. The months-long investigation included two hearings and committees reviewed thousands of documents, a press release said. Members interviewed workers from the Capitol Police and various law enforcement agencies."
BI-PARTISAN COMMITTEE’S FINDINGS:
Complete breakdown from the FBI and Defense of Homeland Security (DHS) failing to raise adequate alarm about known pending threat of violence all the way to the Capitol Police and other agencies to adequately prepare to prepare, prevent the breach into the Capitol, and to protect.
The complete failure of leadership prior to and during the violent riot: Capitol Police testified how they were left with no direction when command systems broke down.
The report recommended the Capitol Police Chief be given more authority, to provide better planning and equipment for law enforcement, and to streamline Intelligence gathering among federal agencies.
The report cited there were no functional incident commanders and US Capitol Police (USCP) leadership never took control of the radio system to communicate orders to front-line officers.
- One CP officer stated, “I was horrified that NO deputy chief or above was on the radio or helping us.’
Despite President Trump recommending the National Guard be activated and present, despite the FBI discovering social media ‘chatter’ about potential planned violence in advance, the National Guard were not activated and used to deter / prevent the violence.
- “The report blamed an “opaque” process for delaying the request for National Guard assistance and pointed out that these troops were not activated or staged appropriately to respond to the emergency.”
The committee recommended the USCP Chief should have a direct line with the National Guard.
The Committee cited the USCP Intel Bureau were not adequately staffed and all agents and analysts were not properly trained to receive and analyze intelligence information and recommended this be remedied.
The report stated that the USCP Intel Bureau place more attention on social media posts to gauge threat levels, which is how the FBI reportedly uncovered the advanced planning for violence at the Capitol n6 Jan.
The report recommended the Capitol police conduct joint training exercises with federal, state, and local government to be ready to prevent such repeat events in the future.
The Committee cited the importance to be able to mobilize additional National Guard members from neighboring jurisdictions to provide.
Finally, the Committee stated it believed the USCP, nor the FBI, US Secret Service, Metropolitan Police, or other law enforcement partners knew thousands of rioters were ‘planning an attack’ on the US Capitol.
- So, the Committee specifically mentioned the importance of monitoring social media to determine future threats, supporting earlier reports that the FBI discovered social media communication regarding 6 January planning. Perhaps the report stating they did not know THOUSANDS of rioters were going to show up means they underestimated the threat. Another option is that the Committee is stating there was no such evidence of coordination of such a massive attack on the Capitol, giving credibility to the belief by some that this was a spontaneous incited event involving a ‘mob-mentality’ that spread through the crowd.
Bipartisan group of senators release report on Capitol attack, make recommendations
A bipartisan group of Senators on Tuesday released its report on the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6 and offered recommendations to help prevent another security breach,
www.foxnews.com
