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Line 36: − − ==2021 Capitol protests== − [[File:Electoral College certification of Joe Biden.png|right|300px|thumb|[[Ashli Babbitt]] was allegedly gunned down by Capitol Police outside the House Chamber during the electoral college certification of the [[fraud]]ulent 2020 presidential election.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/ekQGipzU7E49/ Everything Wrong With the Capitol Shooting In 21 Minutes Or Less], Wooz News, February 6, 2021. bitchute</ref> ]] − :{{See also|2021 Capitol protests}} − In an interview with [[Washington D.C.]] police chief Steve Sund, ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported the chief “believes his efforts to secure the premises were undermined by a lack of concern from House and Senate security officials who answer directly to Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] and Senate leader [[Mitch McConnell]].” ''[[WaPo]]'' reported, “Two days before Congress was set to formalize President-elect [[Joe Biden]]’s victory, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into Washington in protest. To be on the safe side, Sund asked House and Senate security officials for permission to request that the D.C. National Guard be placed on standby in case he needed quick backup. But, Sund said Sunday, they turned him down.” D.C. Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]]'s chief of staff admitted, “this guy is on the phone, I mean, crying out for help. It’s burned in my memories.”<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/ex-capitol-police-chief-says-pelosi-mcconnells-sergeants-at-arms-refused-security-measures-while-new-timeline-proves-trump-incitement-claims-bogus/</ref> − − According to ''Roll Call'' magazine, Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman acknowledged to congressional investigators that her department failed to properly act on intelligence before the Capitol protests.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/26/capitol-police-chief-sergeant-at-arms-acknowledge-failure-to-protect-against-jan-6-riot/</ref> Pittman told investigators that although a communication breakdown kept her and other department leaders in the dark about an [[FBI]] warning of “war” at the Capitol, they would not have changed the security posture leading up to the events of January 6, 2021 even if they had seen the message. Pittman received an overwhelming vote of no confidence from the union that represents the rank and file, and officers have been critical of Pittman’s role in communicating over the radio during the attack.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/16/lawmakers-capitol-police-board-unmoved-by-union-no-confidence-vote/</ref> − − The intelligence from the FBI’s field office in [[Norfolk]], Va., was emailed to a Capitol Police lieutenant in the department’s Protective and Intelligence Operations unit on January 5, 2021. “That information was not then forwarded any further up the chain,” Pittman testified.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/25/acting-capitol-police-chief-downplays-value-of-fbi-warning-about-jan-6/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_content=02/25/2021</ref> Pittman’s testimony differs from that of her predecessor, former Chief Steven Sund who was on the job during the riot, who testified before a joint Senate panel that the FBI report warned of [[Antifa]] violence.<ref>https://www.rules.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Testimony_Sund.pdf</ref>
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The '''United States Capitol Police''' ('''USCP''') mission is to "Protect the Congress – its Members, employees, visitors, and facilities – so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.," according to its website.<ref>https://www.uscp.gov/the-department/our-mission</ref> The Capitol Police is in the [[Legislative Branch]] and is not subject tot the [[Freedom of Information Act]].
The '''United States Capitol Police''' ('''USCP''') mission is to "Protect the Congress – its Members, employees, visitors, and facilities – so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.," according to its website.<ref>https://www.uscp.gov/the-department/our-mission</ref> The Capitol Police is in the [[Legislative Branch]] and is not subject tot the [[Freedom of Information Act]].
===Domstic political surveillance===
In July 2021 ''[[The Washington Times]]'' reported,
{{quotebox-float|"Defense Secretary [[Lloyd Austin]] recently approved the Capitol Police’s request for eight Persistent Surveillance Systems Ground – Medium (PSSG-M) units. The system provides high-definition surveillance video and is enabled with night vision. The system does not include facial recognition capabilities, according to the Pentagon.
“This technology will be integrated with existing USCP camera infrastructure, providing greater high definition surveillance capacity to meet steady-state mission requirements and help identify emerging threats,” the Pentagon said.
The technology, originally used by the U.S. troops during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, allows the user to monitor large areas 24/7 through extremely high-resolution cameras. [...]
In a wartime application, the persistent surveillance units were mounted on tethered blimps. The data could be stored, combined with sensor data from other platforms, and later referenced or rewound to track individuals or groups.
It could be used by the military to develop a “pattern of life” analysis on suspected enemy combatants or intelligence targets in war zones.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/10/capitol-police-use-army-surveillance-system-americ/</ref>}}
==2021 Capitol protests==
[[File:Electoral College certification of Joe Biden.png|right|300px|thumb|[[Ashli Babbitt]] was allegedly gunned down by Capitol Police outside the House Chamber during the electoral college certification of the [[fraud]]ulent 2020 presidential election.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/ekQGipzU7E49/ Everything Wrong With the Capitol Shooting In 21 Minutes Or Less], Wooz News, February 6, 2021. bitchute</ref> ]]
:{{See also|2021 Capitol protests}}
In an interview with [[Washington D.C.]] police chief Steve Sund, ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported the chief “believes his efforts to secure the premises were undermined by a lack of concern from House and Senate security officials who answer directly to Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] and Senate leader [[Mitch McConnell]].” ''[[WaPo]]'' reported, “Two days before Congress was set to formalize President-elect [[Joe Biden]]’s victory, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into Washington in protest. To be on the safe side, Sund asked House and Senate security officials for permission to request that the D.C. National Guard be placed on standby in case he needed quick backup. But, Sund said Sunday, they turned him down.” D.C. Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]]'s chief of staff admitted, “this guy is on the phone, I mean, crying out for help. It’s burned in my memories.”<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/ex-capitol-police-chief-says-pelosi-mcconnells-sergeants-at-arms-refused-security-measures-while-new-timeline-proves-trump-incitement-claims-bogus/</ref>
According to ''Roll Call'' magazine, Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman acknowledged to congressional investigators that her department failed to properly act on intelligence before the Capitol protests.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/26/capitol-police-chief-sergeant-at-arms-acknowledge-failure-to-protect-against-jan-6-riot/</ref> Pittman told investigators that although a communication breakdown kept her and other department leaders in the dark about an [[FBI]] warning of “war” at the Capitol, they would not have changed the security posture leading up to the events of January 6, 2021 even if they had seen the message. Pittman received an overwhelming vote of no confidence from the union that represents the rank and file, and officers have been critical of Pittman’s role in communicating over the radio during the attack.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/16/lawmakers-capitol-police-board-unmoved-by-union-no-confidence-vote/</ref>
The intelligence from the FBI’s field office in [[Norfolk]], Va., was emailed to a Capitol Police lieutenant in the department’s Protective and Intelligence Operations unit on January 5, 2021. “That information was not then forwarded any further up the chain,” Pittman testified.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/25/acting-capitol-police-chief-downplays-value-of-fbi-warning-about-jan-6/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_content=02/25/2021</ref> Pittman’s testimony differs from that of her predecessor, former Chief Steven Sund who was on the job during the riot, who testified before a joint Senate panel that the FBI report warned of [[Antifa]] violence.<ref>https://www.rules.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Testimony_Sund.pdf</ref>
==Awan scandal==
==Awan scandal==
[[File:Bill Clinton with Imran Awan.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Bill Clinton]] with Democratic Congressional staffer Imran Awan. Awan is an Advisor to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. ''Source:LinkedIn'']]
[[File:Bill Clinton with Imran Awan.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Bill Clinton]] with Democratic Congressional staffer Imran Awan. Awan is an Advisor to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. ''Source:LinkedIn'']]
At some point Executive Branch [[law enforcement]] agencies were called in, as evidenced by [[Imran Awan]]'s arrest on [[money laundering]] charges by the FBI at Dulles Airport in June 2017. However, so far as is known, the Capitol Police remain the lead investigative agency.
At some point Executive Branch [[law enforcement]] agencies were called in, as evidenced by [[Imran Awan]]'s arrest on [[money laundering]] charges by the FBI at Dulles Airport in June 2017. However, so far as is known, the Capitol Police remain the lead investigative agency.
==Sen. John Bricker==
==Sen. John Bricker==