Exclusive: How Officials Fear of Donald Trump Paralyzed Intelligence Agencies, Led to Capitol Riot
By William M. Arkin
From Left: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty; Olivier DOULIERY/AFP/Getty
The Department of Homeland Security looked the other way. So did the Pentagon. The FBI collected reports of violence and criminal activity but took no action. The U.S. Capitol Police wrote a threat assessment that President Trump s supporters were disappointed and desperate, that they might become violent. They were all monitoring social media. But only the District of Columbia government and police went on alert; no one else otherwise prepared. That s because government and military officials were afraid.
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The source said there is some concern inside Pence’s team that there are risks to invoking the 25th Amendment or even to an impeachment process, as Trump could take some sort of rash action putting the nation at risk.
I’m sorry, but an armed insurrection against the United States government is not enough for you, Mikey?
At a “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., Trump egged on thousands of supporters who were demanding that the 2020 election be overturned.
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The FBI has shared a photo of the person responsible for placing the suspected explosive devices outside the RNC and DNC Wednesday, prior to the U.S. Capitol protests.
At approximately 9:30 p.m. (January 7, 2021), United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty.
Officer Sicknick was responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol and was injured while physically engaging with protesters. He returned to his division office and collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The death of Officer Sicknick will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, the USCP, and our federal partners.
Officer Sicknick joined the USCP in July 2008, and most recently served in the Department’s First Responder’s Unit.