Thread by @MacFarlaneNews

Senate Rules Committee investigation of failures on Jan 6 shows series of mistakes that exposed officers

Failure by Capitol Police intelligence division to convey warning that people were sharing maps of the Capitol on-line ahead of Jan 6

Senate report says some of the officers had to fight back against Insurrectionists in their daily uniforms, without riot gear or helmets

(The report reiterates a troubling finding from earlier this year - riot gear was locked in a bus nearby and officers couldn't get into it)

This passage in Senate investigation is striking: " Of USCP’s 1840 sworn officers, only approximately 160
are trained in advanced civil disturbance tactics & use of “hard” protective equipment. Fewer than ten are trained to use USCP’s full suite of less-than-lethal
munitions"

Senate report says US Capitol Police Board didn't understand how to call for help on Jan 6

Unacceptable

The board operates w/ NO transparency, no open meetings, no FOIA, no disclosure... yet appears not to know fully what it's doing. It oversees police dept w/ arrest power!

Dept of Defense sluggish response was "informed by criticism" it received for its response to racial justice protests in DC in June.. including low-hanging helicopter

This is painful to read. Especially for the families who live on Capitol Hill

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser called the US Army Secretary at 134p to report things getting "out of control"

Pentagon finally deployed DC Natl Guard at 5:04p

Senate report on Jan 6 recommends Capitol Police improve preps of a "Quick Reaction Force" for special events

That's ironic.. because Oath Keepers are accused of detailed planning of their own Quick Reaction Force, staged w/ arms for 2nd wave if Trump invoked Insurrection Act

Senate report puts the failures of US Capitol Police leadership on Jan 6 in context

Agency has a ton of money

2021 funding: $515 million

Nearly as much as Washington DC Metropolitan Police, which have twice as many officers and enormous city & range of crimes to police

!! This passage from Senate investigation of Jan 6 is powerful. Very powerful!

A cook from the Senate carryout lunch counter brought water to officers on front lines to help them clear chemical spray from their eyes

And look what an officer reported finding in halls later ==>

Senate report says Capitol Police had intelligence on Dec. 21 about plans for far right groups to be in Wash DC Jan 6 with encrypted communication, targeting underground Capitol tunnels

And posts about "bringing guns", confront lawmakers & police "let them shoot first"

Senate report again underscores a big dispute. Acting Capitol Police chief says a Jan 3 special assessment warned of possible violence at Capitol & was shared w/ Capitol Police Board

Board member Brett Blanton says he doesn't remember getting it

**Both still have their jobs**

Despite statements from leadership that US Capitol Police was "all hands... on deck" on Jan 6..... new Senate review finds the department was NOT

Review finds only some of the force was on duty.. and somehow US Capitol Police can't account for who was deployed or posted where