Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) indicated during a Jan. 12 press conference that he would release all the Capitol’s security footage from Jan. 6, 2021. During the last Congress, Democrats’ Jan. 6 Committee left many crucial questions about the events of that day unanswered and unaddressed. Republicans have long expressed a keen interest in…
McCarthy Considering Release of Jan. 6 Security Footage
McCarthy Considers Release of Jan. 6 Security Footage
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) indicated during a Jan. 12 press conference that he wants to release all of the security footage from the U.S. Capitol from Jan. 6, 2021. During the last Congress, many crucial questions about the Capitol breach were left unanswered and unaddressed by the Democrat-led Jan. 6 committee. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers,…
EXCLUSIVE: Former US Capitol Police Commander Reveals Failures in January 6 Evacuation Response
WASHINGTON—A top U.S. Capitol Police commander—recently retired Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman—failed to respond to repeated urgent radio calls to evacuate the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, causing the loss of precious time that might have prevented the shooting death of protester Ashli Babbitt, a former USCP commander said. The delay caused by the radio…
EXCLUSIVE: Former US Capitol Police Commander Reveals Failures in Jan. 6 Evacuation Response
WASHINGTON—A top U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) commander—recently retired Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman—failed to respond to repeated urgent radio calls to evacuate the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, causing the loss of precious time that might have prevented the shooting death of protester Ashli Babbitt, a former USCP commander said. The delay caused by the…
LIVE NOW: Senate Administration Committee Hearing on Oversight of US Capitol Police
The U.S. Senate Administration Committee will hold a hearing on the Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police at 3 p.m. ET on Dec. 19, 2022, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger is scheduled to testify. The Epoch Times will livestream the hearing. * Click the…
Senate Administration Committee Hearing on Oversight of US Capitol Police
The U.S. Senate Administration Committee will hold a hearing on the Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police at 3 p.m. ET on Dec. 19, 2022, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger is scheduled to testify. The Epoch Times will livestream the hearing. * Click the…
LIVE 3:30 PM ET: Senate Administration Committee Hearing on Oversight of US Capitol Police
The U.S. Senate Administration Committee will hold a hearing on the Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police at 3 p.m. ET on Dec. 19, 2022, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger is scheduled to testify. The Epoch Times will livestream the hearing. * Click the…
Capitol Police Officer’s Post-Jan. 6 Suicide Designated a Line-of-Duty Death
One of the U.S. Capitol Police officers who died by suicide in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach has been determined to have died in the line of duty, according to his family and officials. Howard Liebengood killed himself on Jan. 9, several days after joining the response to the breach,…
Former US Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty of Obstructing Jan. 6 Investigation
A jury has found a former U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer guilty of obstructing the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Michael Riley, 51, was convicted on Oct. 28 of violating a law that states a person who “alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts…
Whistleblowers Allege Intelligence, Command-and-Control Failures at US Capitol Police, Lawmaker Says
Several U.S. Capitol Police whistleblowers have exposed what they call intelligence failures leading up to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and problems in the law enforcement agency’s command structure, an Illinois congressman said. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), the ranking member of the Committee on House Administration, said whistleblower testimony speaks directly to the need…
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