The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) downplayed intelligence about potential violence ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to a Senate Homeland Security Committee report released Tuesday. The agencies received multiple tips and were aware of calls for violence online ahead of Jan. 6, 2021, but “failed to fully…
A new report detailing intelligence failures leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said government agencies responsible for anticipating trouble downplayed the threat - even as the building was being stormed in an attempt to stop Congress' certification of Joe Biden as the 46th president. The 105-page report, issued Tuesday by Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said intelligence personnel at the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other agencies ignored warnings of violence in December 2020. Subsequently, they blamed each other for failing to prevent the attack that ensued on Jan. 6, which left more than 140 police officers injured and led to several deaths.
the doj on anything related to this matter. and attorney told a judge that has been unable to find a florida-based attorney and he was stuck at newark airport after his flight to florida was canceled. bret: there is news from capitol hill about the january 6th attack. a scathing report from gary peters, blasting intelligence failures at the f fbi, this report found fbi and dhs received numerous tips and were aware of significant posts threatening violence at the capital but both agencies failed to assess this intelligence and share the information with law enforcement, raising questions about how the dhs office of intelligence and analysis and the fbi misjudged
intelligence agencies re-examine their approach post january 6th. politico reporting, quote, the department of homeland security s office of intelligence and analysis notified congress that it is implementing a series of organizational changes after allegations that its staff mishandled intelligence collection and dissemination in the lead up to january 6th and during the civil unrest in portland in 2020. joining our conversation, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence, and msnbc national security analyst. mary mccord and michael steele are with us. frank, your reaction to this, and then i have to ask you to go on the record with thoughts about the new york office. it is the same office where mr. mcgonagle also has been charged with and indicted with many criminal acts. what s going on in new york? yeah, i ll get to new york in a second, although i think this is less about new york and more about what we re seeing across