NYT: Capitol Police Told to Hold Back on Riot Response on Jan. 6, Report Finds

[tonekat]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police had clearer advance warnings about the Jan. 6 attack than were previously known, including the potential for violence in which “Congress itself is the target.” But officers were instructed by their leaders not to use their most aggressive tactics to hold off the mob, according to a scathing new report by the agency’s internal investigator.

In a 104-page report, the inspector general, Michael A. Bolton, criticized the way the Capitol Police prepared for and responded to the mob violence on Jan. 6. The report was reviewed by The New York Times and will be the subject of a Capitol Hill hearing on Thursday.

Mr. Bolton found that the agency’s leaders failed to adequately prepare despite explicit warnings that pro-Trump extremists posed a threat to law enforcement and civilians and that the police used defective protective equipment. He also found that the leaders ordered their Civil Disturbance Unit to refrain from using its most powerful crowd-control tools — like stun grenades — to put down the onslaught.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/politics/capitol-police-riot-report.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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I hope that they can trace this to the source!

[bucolic_frolic]

2. You knew this would happen the week before when they listed the # of personnel available

and you knew it was insufficient. It's really bad when parts of the general public can see the errors beforehand and no one does anything about it. It's like watching a badly managed baseball game.

[RussBLib]

3. The "leadership" told them to not be aggressive

That's kind of nebulous. I think we know it came down from Trump and his boot-licking lackeys.

[Justice matters.]

4. Duh... They not just held back, they opened the gates...

And the drumpf mob is still walking out scot-free

[pecosbob]

5. Michael Bolton is everywhere.