capitol police officer, vocal donald trump supporter told those under his command not to wear riot gear on january 6th. that is according to internal documents reviewed by cnn that detail allegations submitted to an officer tip line. a lieutenant who gave the tip believes at least one officer was sent to the hospital because of that decision. what action should be taken against that officer? well, if if that is true, that s egregious and and, you know, i think at minimum, he ought to face he should be fired. i mean, he you should a man in a leadership position and in the capitol police, under those circumstances, displaying that kind of behavior, i think is almost borderline prosecutable. hmm. do you agree, chief? well, i mean, i don t know enough about the circumstances under which he said that. it certainly doesn t make sense in light of what we know happened on january 6th. that s for sure. i have been in situations where a protest tried to start off in
they are on high alert, fully activated both the capitol police, the metropolitan police. they have brought in agencies in the national-capital region. it seems like this time around, the intelligence is being shared. federal and and local um and disseminated down to the rank and file. i think they are about as prepared as they can be. chris, the department of homeland security issuing a warning about the potential for violence from people involved in or opposed to this january 6th j 6th rally, i should say. or justice for j 6th rally. may not come to pass but after what happened in january, officials can t be sure, right? right. after what happened on january 6th, they are going to prepare for the worst. and and i know chief ramsey knows tom manger, as i do. he he is a new capitol police chief. he will not be caught flatfooted. i can guarantee you that. it would not surprise me if the if the protestors weren t outnumbered by law enforcement.
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