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.⁦@SpeakerPelosi⁩ & ⁦

artappraiser — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 00:05:40 +0000

In reply to Capitol Police chief apologizes for security failures during the assault,

.⁦@SpeakerPelosi⁩ & ⁦@SenSchumer⁩ announce USCP Officer Brian Sicknick - murdered during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol - will lie in honor in the Rotunda next week. pic.twitter.com/QUPmaXERsu
— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) January 30, 2021

Second police officer died by

artappraiser — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:52:29 +0000

In reply to Capitol Police chief apologizes for security failures during the assault,

Second police officer died by suicide following Capitol attack (+ 65 documented injuries; $8.8 million police cost)

By CAITLIN EMMA and SARAH FERRIS @ Politico.com, 01/27/2021 12:45 PM EST

A second police officer who responded to the violent insurrection that rocked the Capitol Building on Jan. 6 has died by suicide, according to testimony obtained by POLITICO.

Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee told House appropriators during a closed-door session on Tuesday that Jeffrey Smith, a D.C. Police officer, and Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood both “took their own lives in the aftermath of that battle.”

Smith’s death had not been disclosed prior to Contee’s testimony.

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“We honor the service and sacrifices of Officers Brian Sicknick, Howard Liebengood, and Jeffery Smith, and offer condolences to all the grieving families,” Contee said in his testimony.

The report of an additional officer’s death once again shook Capitol Hill, where many members and staff are still reeling in the three weeks since the insurrection. Five people died as a result of the riots, and two officers later died by suicide — a death toll that has horrified lawmakers of both parties and led them to demand answers from Capitol security officials [....]

Lawmakers heard from law enforcement officials for the first time about the Capitol security breaches during the briefing with the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, when Yogananda D. Pittman, the acting head of the U.S. Capitol Police, said the department was outmanned and unprepared for the attack.

Pittman also admitted that the Capitol Police Board denied a request on Jan. 4 for additional support from the National Guard. It wasn’t until the building was overrun by a pro-Trump mob the panel relented, an hour after another plea was made.

Appropriators left the briefing with a number of questions — chiefly, that intelligence agencies had “ample evidence an angry mob would descend on Washington” and they failed to “act on this intelligence or adequately prepare for the looming threat,” House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said in a statement after the briefing.

Contee told appropriators that about 850 MPD officers responded to the riot and 65 members sustained documented injuries.

“Many more sustained injuries from the assault — scratches, bruises, eyes burning from bear mace — that they did not even bother to report,” he said.

MPD’s estimate for the response totals about $8.8 million, he said.

“The costs for this insurrection — both human and monetary — will be steep,” Contee said. “The immediate fiscal impact is still being calculated.”

permanent security fencing

artappraiser — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 03:49:37 +0000

In reply to Capitol Police chief apologizes for security failures during the assault,

permanent security fencing coming, no more open house House:

There’s no question the failure to establish a perimeter around the Capitol complex was an enormous (if not the central) failure on Jan. 6.

But it is worth considering what we stand to symbolically lose by putting up a permanent fence around the People’s House. (1/) https://t.co/dompoy8HrI
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) January 28, 2021

DC National Guard commander

artappraiser — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 02:19:40 +0000

In reply to Capitol Police chief apologizes for security failures during the assault,

DC National Guard commander says Pentagon restricted his authority before riot https://t.co/lhRXYtqkSR
— Yong Khor (@YongKhor1) January 27, 2021

Steve Schmidt, heh:

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:43:54 +0000

In reply to (PROOF) Please RETWEET this

Steve Schmidt, heh:

Who could it be. Who could it be https://t.co/rDeC6JUxch
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 26, 2021

WSJ says Proud Boys were key:

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:15:28 +0000

In reply to Capitol Police chief apologizes for security failures during the assault,

WSJ says Proud Boys were key:

Video Investigation: Proud Boys Were Key Instigators in Capitol Riot https://t.co/1qSb2chZS1
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 26, 2021

edit to add: JJ added extra tweet to recommend watching the video:

Watch the video. It puts together a lot of otherwise confusing footage of the events that led to the Capitol breach.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 26, 2021

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PeraclesPlease — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:26:42 +0000

In reply to Roger Stone Used Oath Keepers

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— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 25, 2021

Roger Stone Used Oath Keepers

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:10:19 +0000

In reply to Capitol Police chief apologizes for security failures during the assault,

Roger Stone Used Oath Keepers as Security on the Eve of the Capitol Riot https://t.co/YW4owtoxwL via @vicenews
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 26, 2021