Jerry LambeJan 19th, 2021, 6:39 pm
Chris Krebs
The Department of Homeland Security claims it has absolutely no records of any communications between agency officials and the White House regarding the post-election termination of the Trump Administration’s top election security official,
Chris Krebs, according to government watchdog group American Oversight.
The revelation came in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by that organization for records spanning the dates Nov. 3 through Nov. 18, 2020. The request sought records related to Krebs’ termination or about the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) website “Rumor Control,” which was created to debunk misinformation about election security.
WASHINGTON
The riotous assault on the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and nearly paralyzed the federal government has spurred congressional leaders to demand a “robust” inquiry into the “mind-boggling” failure of national security.
“They could have blown the place up. They could have killed us all,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters this week as he demanded answers.
Yet congressional leaders need not look far for accountability. Congress itself is both client and overseer of the
secretive agency whose procedures and actions have been kept under wraps for decades by lawmakers themselves.
“The Capitol Police is uniquely opaque, even among federal law enforcement,” said Jonathan M. Smith, executive director of the
Lawmakers want accountability from Capitol Police. But for years, they also rebuffed transparency efforts [Los Angeles Times]
The riotous assault on the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and nearly paralyzed the federal government has spurred congressional leaders to demand a “robust” inquiry into the “mind-boggling” failure of national security.
“They could have blown the place up. They could have killed us all,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters this week as he demanded answers.
Yet congressional leaders need not look far for accountability. Congress itself is both client and overseer of the U.S Capitol Police a secretive agency whose procedures and actions have been kept under wraps for decades by lawmakers themselves.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
U.S. Capitol police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)
Capitol’s shocking fall to mob reflects array of security failures, infuriating Congress
In images posted on social media and beamed around the world Wednesday, small clusters of U.S. Capitol Police officers retreated, fell away from violent assaults or simply moved aside as a large mob descended on the seat of American legislative power.
Capitol police under scrutiny after mob overruns ‘what was supposed to be one of the most well-secured buildings in the whole country’
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
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In images posted on social media and beamed around the world Wednesday, small clusters of U.S. Capitol Police officers retreated, fell away from violent assaults or simply moved aside as a large mob descended on the seat of American legislative power.
Officers at a U.S. Capitol perimeter fence tried to hold their line but failed as intruders overturned the barrier. Officers at another gate, seemingly overwhelmed, appeared to walk off as the intruders passed by. Another lone officer tried to hold back an advancing group before fleeing through the halls of Congress.