Posted on 02/28/2023 11:27:05 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Federal agencies responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol did not "fully process" or share critical information — including about militia groups arming themselves ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection — a failure that stymied the response that day, according to a new 122-page report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.
The FBI and the U.S. Capitol Police had seen "threats that were true or credible" days ahead of the assault on the Capitol building, the report said. But much as with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a failure by multiple agencies to share information and connect dots left those securing the Capitol unprepared for the onslaught.
"Some agencies did not fully process information or share it, preventing critical information from reaching key federal entities responsible for securing the National Capital Region against threats," the report said.
The GAO report also revealed specific tips that were obtained by some federal agencies ahead of the attack. For example, the Capitol Police obtained information "regarding a tip that a member of the Proud Boys had recently obtained ballistic helmets, armored gloves, vests, and purchased weapons, including a sniper rifle and suppressors for the weapons."
In addition to the Capitol Police and the FBI, five other federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, United States Secret Service, Park Police, Senate Sergeant at Arms and Postal Inspection Service "developed a total of 27 threat products specific to the planned events of January 6 prior to the attack on the Capitol," according to the obtained report. The GAO found that "14 products included an assessment of the likelihood that violence could occur."
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No one who was protesting was armed, total state lies again to deceive the public.
I noticed that.. CBS crafted the opening paragraph to make it seem as if there were armed militias all over the place when in fact no one was armed..
“arming themselves”
Trump warned those vipers in the capitol. Even offered them the National Guard. This was planned and executed by the FEDS on every level.
The FBI found the Capitol Police to be a credible threat.
And,the Capitol Police found the FBI to be a credible threat.
IOW, they weren't doing their jobs. But are they ever?
Ask Mitch McConnell and he’ll tell you they are the civilian equivalent of the Tenth Mountain Division.
Give them a break. It was still in the planning stages.
What did you expect them to do?? Put out a warning against themselves??? Federal agencies were the biggest threat of all at the capital that day!!!!!!!!
but they dint need threats to OK Trump’s call for more security...
You are absolutely right.
It’s bizarre that the capitol police should have responded to firearms that were not there.
I suspect that “intelligence” was ginned up by the security state and they didn’t “prepare” because (1) They knew the intelligence was ginned up and (2) They wanted an incursion into the capitol so the security state could spend the next four years screaming about it.
Capitol Police identified but didn’t share “credible threats” before Jan.
If he did give out Pelosi’s name he would never be seen again she owns it.
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