The Secret Service warned Capitol Police about threats of violence on Jan. 5, one day before rioters descended on the Capitol complex and injured a number of officers, according to newly revealed documents.
One day before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the Secret Service, from the Protective Intelligence Operations Center's account, sent an email to a recipient associated with the Capitol Police informing it of a tip sent in by a "Concerned citizen" at the Denver Field Office regarding people who were flying to the Washington, D.C., area to "Attend tomorrow's rally and 'incite violence.'".
In another email obtained by CREW, an address associated with the Secret Service informed the PIOC about threats made against D.C. Police on the conservative social media platform, Parler.
ADVERTISEMENT. The posts included a number of threatening statements: "Its time the DC Police get their ass whooped for being traitors in our nations capitol," "DC Police are the enemy of the people. No mercy on the 6th. They are not on our side," "Time to fight! We cant trust the police, the laws, or politicians. It's time to take out all of them to remain a free country on the 6th," and "The police need to be dealth with on the 6th. Our 2A covers Marxist police officers. If they want a war, they will get one Wednesday. the DC Police."
In a statement to The Hill, the Capitol Police said it had received information from law enforcement agencies on Jan. 5 pertaining to the threats identified in the emails, and as a result put out a "Be on the lookout" advisory for the person behind the messages.
"On January 5, we received information from law enforcement agencies about the threats identified in the e-mails and we acted on the information- putting out a BOLO for the person who made the threats," Capitol Police said in the statement.
The newly revealed emails sent by the Secret Service to the Capitol Police warning of threats on Jan. 6 further bolster reports of intelligence failures by pertinent authorities in preparing for the violent, deadly riot.
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Secret Service warned Capitol Police about threats on Jan 5
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