House Republicans Request Hearing With Capitol Police Board for 1st Time in 76 Years
Three House Republicans are looking to hold a series of hearings concerning the U.S. Capitol Police Board in the wake of the lapses that contributed to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
In an April 29 letter (pdf) addressed to Committee on House Administration Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), and Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.) asked that all three members of the Capitol Police Board (CPB) testify before lawmakers, the first such appearance since 1945.
The Republicans cited recent testimony by U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Inspector General Michael Bolton, who, according to the letter, said the board “is in desperate need of reform.”
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The Army approved the activation of 250 District of Columbia National Guard members beginning Tuesday and lasting through May 9 in response to potential “First Amendment demonstrations” in the capital as anticipation mounts ahead of a jury decision in the criminal case stemming from George Floyd s death.
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has concluded, and a jury is deliberating on whether to convict or acquit the man filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes.
“We are going to be providing traffic control points to the Metropolitan Police Department when requested,” Capt. Chelsi Johnson, a D.C. National Guard spokeswoman, told the