A 127-page Senate report examining the Capitol riot of January 6 details how intelligence failures ahead of the attack contributed to the chaos that forced lawmakers to scramble for safety. The report is the first full review of the attack from a congressional committee and comes as Democrats and Republicans are starkly divided on the creation of a commission to more completely investigate the event.
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The report, a joint effort from the Senate Rules Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, says the bureaucracy delayed in getting assistance to Capitol Police officers who were overwhelmed by the large mob of ex-President Donald Trump’s supporters, who’d stormed the Capitol at his behest in a bid to overturn the results of the 2020 general election.
“The failures are obvious. I think to me it was all summed up by one of the things in our report where one of the officers was heard on the radio that day asking the tragically simple question: ‘Does anybody have a plan?’ Sadly, no one did,” said Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who chairs the Senate Rules Committee.
Among the reports findings:
The Senate committees offered several recommendations, including ensuring that the Capitol Police has enough training, equipment, and personnel in the event of future threats. The committees further suggested that lawmakers change the existing statute so that the Capitol Police chief is empowered to request National Guard assistance in emergencies. Intelligence gathering operations should also be centralized, they noted, and establish operational plans for special events.
The full report is available to read HERE.
Alan is a writer, editor, and news junkie based in New York.
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