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(WASHINGTON) In prepared testimony she’s set to deliver Thursday before the House Appropriations Committee, the acting U.S. Capitol Police chief defends the actions of her department on Jan. 6, but admits the force was “overwhelmed by thousands of insurrectionists” who made it inside the Capitol and had “internal challenges” as the assault was underway.
“But, at the end of the day, the USCP succeeded in its mission. It protected Congressional Leadership. It protected Members. And it protected the Democratic Process. At the end of a battle that lasted for hours, democracy prevailed,” the acting chief, Yogananda Pittman, is expected to tell the committee.
(Reuters) - U.S. Capitol Police were aware of the possibility of violence from armed extremists when the Capitol was attacked by supporters of former .
U.S. Capitol Police were aware of the possibility of violence from armed extremists when the Capitol was attacked by supporters of former President Donald Trump, but quickly became overwhelmed by "insurrectionists," the acting police chief said. Intelligence collected ahead of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol suggested that the gathering would have the participation of armed "militia members, white supremacists, and other extremist groups," Yogananda Pittman said in prepared testimony to be delivered Thursday before the House Appropriations Committee. Pittman was the assistant chief of police of the department's Protective and Intelligence Operations on Jan. 6 and said she was responsible for its Intelligence and Interagency Coordination Division (IICD).
Capitol Police head says militias want to blow up the Capitol when Joe Biden addresses Congress to kill as many members as possible - as she testifies 10,000 people swarmed the building January 6th and 800 made it inside
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman and acting House Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee
Panel is probing the January 6 insurrection
Blodgett said there was a failure to either gather, synthesize, or disseminate intelligence
Pittman said intelligence warned of armed white supremacists and militia group members coming to D.C.
Capitol Police were also warned that the Capitol was the primary target because all judicial remedies for opposing election results had been exhausted