Clarification: This came from members of the USCP who used official letterhead, but it is NOT a formal statement from the USCP as a whole.
I’m deleting original tweet. In interest of ensuring that the correct attribution for the authors of the statement remains live, I am deleting and reposting:
NEWS: MEMBERS of the U.S. Capitol Police have issued a statement to members of Congress expressing "profound disappointment" with McConnell and McCarthy's positions on the Jan. 6 commission, citing the "trauma" that officers endured that day.
Statement from USCP on the matter: “A statement is circling on social media, which expresses an opinion about the proposed legislation to create a commission to investigate January 6. This is NOT an official USCP statement."
"The Department has no way of confirming it was even authored by USCP personnel. The U.S. Capitol Police does NOT take positions on legislation."
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NEWS: Rep. Chip Roy in a memo to all House R offices bashes idea of Stefanik replacing Cheney as conference chair, per memo I obtained.
"We must avoid putting in charge Republicans who campaign as Republicans but then vote for and advance the Democrats’ agenda once sworn in..."
He adds: "Therefore, with all due respect to my friend, Elise Stefanik, let us contemplate the message
Republican leadership is about to send by rushing to coronate a spokesperson whose voting record
embodies much of what led to the 2018 ass-kicking we received by Democrats."
Roy, who once defended Cheney for her impeachment vote, also isn't standing by Cheney.
He says she will lose her job as conference chair b/c she pulled House R's "into distraction" as their voters instead want them to stop the "radical Democrat agenda."
Confirming my reporting: Here is the House Ethics Committee's notice to House Majority Whip Rep. Clyburn that he has been fined $5000 for going around a metal detector earlier this week.
Per the Capitol Police referral: “Representative Clyburn deliberately avoided being screened by refusing to submit to screening at the West lobby screening point. Congressman Clyburn went to the restroom, came out and continued past the officers… and into the House Chamber.”
Rs have new security video of Pelosi on 2/4 they plan to argue shows she entered Speakers Lobby to get onto House floor, claiming bc she didnt do metal detectors she skipped security protocol.
Falls on Cap police to determine violations. They did not report anything that day.
Key points:
-Her spox says she was wanded.
-The video doesnt show her entering the Speakers Lobby.
Serg at Arms on R claims in Feb: “Only the USCP can determine whether an individual has failed to complete security screening as only the USCP has sufficient training to determine compliance with USCP screening measures…I have not received any unusual incident report" re Speaker
Those who work in the Capitol who are Black & Jewish have also had to process the symbols of racism, bigotry and discrimination amid and after the attack.
Think: Holocaust denier wearing a Camp Auschwitz shirt
Confederate flags
Rioters who repeatedly attacked a black police officer with racial slurs