An FBI warning that a protest by Donald Trump's supporters could turn violent reached the U.S. Capitol Police the day before the deadly assault, but top officials in charge of securing Congress that day did not see it, they told lawmakers on Tuesday. The officials told two Senate panels looking into failures ahead of the Jan. 6 attack that the intelligence they received did not prepare them for hundreds of Trump backers, many working in teams.
US Capitol officials give conflicting accounts about FBI warning of violent protest from Trump supporters
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The riot forced the resignations of three top Capitol security officials over the failure to stop the breach.
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An FBI warning that a protest by Donald Trump s supporters could turn violent reached US Capitol Police the day before the deadly assault, but top officials in charge of securing Congress say they did not see it.
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The former Capitol Police chief says there were concerns about how deploying troops would look
Senators have heard conflicting accounts about who was told what, and have sought further phone records
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