The seditious attack of January 6, 2021, on the U.S. Capitol that led to the deaths of at least seven people, at least $1.5 million in damage, and further threats to federal lawmakers, police officers, and a peaceful transfer of power, exposed the fragility of the guardrails protecting our democracy. Despite steady warnings by intelligence analysts of the likelihood of mass violence, Capitol Police leadership failed to adequately respond to this intelligence and to defend the Capitol against the attack.
While the bipartisan House Select Committee on January 6th’s investigation rightly focused on the primary instigators and leaders of the attack, we must still understand why Capitol Police leadership left their officers unprotected and unprepared to defend the Capitol, despite intelligence reports clearly showing the metastasizing threat of armed, radicalized demonstrators descending on Washington, DC. Capitol Police whistleblowers have disclosed important information that adds to the picture of what went wrong internally – namely, how intelligence was mishandled leading up to January 6. Several of those insiders who sounded the alarm have since faced retaliation, including losing their jobs.
Even though the Capitol Police's after-action report is consistent with several analysts’ testimony regarding pre-January 6 intelligence breakdowns, Capitol Police retaliated against analysts who had raised their concerns and assisted with investigations. This retaliation led to a ...
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