Russell Honor: Head of Capitol security review calls for background checks on all congressional sta

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Source: CNN

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The leader of a task force that reviewed security failures around the January 6 insurrection reiterated his call on Monday for background checks on all congressional staff following yet another deadly attack at the US Capitol.

But Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, speaking to CNN's Jim Sciutto, also pushed back on claims that the Capitol Police is unable to currently fulfill its mission of protecting lawmakers, calling the assertion "BS."

Honoré said that his team did not investigate allegations that some Republican lawmakers and staff gave tours to those who later participated in the January 6 riot, but said he continues to support recommendations for conducting background checks on everyone working at the Capitol -- a potentially massive undertaking that raises several logistical and political questions. Currently, there is only a background check process for staffers who apply for security clearances.

"We made recommendations that everyone coming into the Capitol give background checks, the entire Congressional staff," Honoré said. "We do think that everyone going into the Capitol, that works there, should have complete background checks and we need to improve the ability to process people with vestibules outside of the Capitol so people can comes in, be quickly screened and go through using the best technology."

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They don't do background checks already?

[Runningdawg]

1. They can start with the ones who refuse to go through a metal detector and who were

seen and later bragged about giving recon tours on social media, in the week before the attack.

[redstatebluegirl]

2. I wonder what they would find with MJG staff and the gun woman from Colorado?

[COL Mustard]

11. Don't Get Stuck On Stupid

[bottomofthehill]

3. Note, he does not say Members but Staff so those interested in Bobert nd Green are out of luck

Additionally, it only says background check, if a Member of Congress wants to hire a gunhumping felon, there is no way to stop him/her.

God bless General Honre, but he came up with a lot of Jetson type shit that is just not yet real, A big beautiful remote control wall around the campus that will just "pop right up", magic screening machines, remember this commission was made up of a bunch of ex-military Generals who brought us the 600 dollar toilet seat and 300 dollar hammer. There is a point of reality here and point of Constitutionality here that we may be missing

[sdfernando]

5. Why do they cost so much? ohhh..maybe....

[turbinetree]

4. Every time I did something "for" the government I had to get a background check

just to get a clearance......

[tonekat]

6. Yeah! If you work for the public sector you get checked out!

Heck, they sent someone by my office to check on an attorney who got her Masters in England, and had some friends there who were Palestinian!

[turbinetree]

7. Every where I worked they did a reference check , every last one of them.....

[bottomofthehill]

9. Reference check and background check are two totally different beasts.

Members of Congress have a lot of discretion as to who they hire. If a MOC decides they want a convicted rapist and pedophile on their staff because that is the area they want someone’s expertise in then so be it....

[turbinetree]

10. You are correct, thanx's

[Hekate]

8. It's about time. nt

[Joinfortmill]

12. Excellent idea

[Martin68]

13. Do it!