UpdatedThu, Jul 22, 2021 at 8:36 pm ET
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J. Thomas Manger, seen here testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in December 2017, will take over as the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police on Friday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Capitol Police officially named J. Thomas Manger as its new chief on Thursday, putting a veteran police official in charge of an agency still recovering from the events of Jan. 6 when supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol complex.
The Capitol Police Board, the governing body of the Capitol Police, said it is confident in Manger's experience and approach to protecting members of Congress and the Capitol's employees, visitors and facilities. Manger will take over as chief of the Capitol Police on Friday.