The statement from the Capital Police Department in DC reads:
"Our Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the actions of 35 police officers from that day (Jan 6th). We currently have suspended six of those officers with pay. Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman has directed that any member of her department whose behavior is not in keeping with the Department’s Rules of Conduct will face appropriate discipline."
The same Acting Chief they just nailed with a "no confidence" vote? Outstanding...
I think there were police who let the protestors in. I don't know if they were all letting them in because they didn't feel threatened, or because they were complicit. But either way, they let them in. Now that the police are being investigated, they come up with this vote. The acting chief might be a complete idiot... Or again, complicit with the left. But in the end, they're all eating their own.
Bottom line, regardless if you're a traitor or just stupid, your time is coming.
Interested to hear your thoughts on it?
Yes. But safer for the organization legally if they don't have hard evidence yet. Taking away their pay affects public opinion so they have to be careful or face potential litigation. Yes, it sucks. But if they are eventually convicted, this won't matter.
Implicating the cops? Seems to point a finger at Pelosi. We'll see!
This statement is being misread. The former USCP Chief was popular among the ranks and competent. He was forced out. The new, acting Chief is incompetent and has received a no confidence vote from the union and top ranking officers on the force.
Further, USCP is 100% controlled by Congressional leadership. USCP is Congress' private police force.
The suspended officers are most likely ones identified as MAGA, whistleblowers, or ones supporting the legit citizens who entered the Capitol. This are not actions against those who enabled the breach of the Capitol.
Will be interesting to see and hear if anything comes of this. If these anti-Trumpers really pursue their lawsuits, all the crap of that day should come out. I suspect it is all for show and the suits will fall away, otherwise they will implicate themselves.
As I said, Congress (Pelosi) controls the USCP. The only info which gets out is approved by her. If she wants something buried, it will be be memory holed. The most real info is from the letter from Chief Sund released.
What I can tell you is that the security posture for an event (06 Jan) they had advance threat notice for, was about 1/5th of the posture for previous security incidents - active shooter, anthrax, etc.
The Capitol is a fortress and can be completely sealed against entry. USCP has enough vehicles and armament to repel a small army if needed.
Sund said in his letter that he was provided no intel that there was anything planned other than typical protest. He said his department was not prepared to handle a couple thousand 'insurrectionists'. Not sure how much he is just trying to save face but seemed quite legit. His statement about how the rioters were coordinated destroys the narrative that they were incited by Trump's speech.
I have read all kinds of conflicting statements about who can call for and who authorizes the NG in DC. But I would love to see Pelosi under oath answer as to what intel she had about the event. Schumer and McConnell as well.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/capitol-police-chief-sund-letter-pelosi-record-straight-insurrection-national-guard
"In a detailed letter addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said the department "did not fail" on Jan. 6, arguing that Capitol Police did everything it could with the intelligence available beforehand, but still did not expect a group of "thousands of well-coordinated, well-equipped violent criminals" to attack law enforcement at the Capitol building."
lol most people would take a suspension with pay.
hmmm. well Nancy is in charge of the Capitol Police but the question is, is this "Office of Professional Responsibility" based and will be investigating Nancy too? Or is this some sort of ploy Nancy is trying to pull off to divert the attention away from her lack of action on the 6th?
A ploy, it always is with her.
They have evidence the police were in on the FF and they are going to squeeze them to get affidavits against Pelosi and her criminal associates. Going after the little fish first.