Capitol Police watchdog set to testify about failings on Jan. 6

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The testimony follows his report on the Capitol Police response, which listed intelligence lapses and a lack of proper equipment as issues.

April 15, 2021, 7:34 AM EDT
By Rebecca Shabad

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police inspector general is set to testify Thursday about the law enforcement agency’s failings during the Jan. 6 attack and make recommendations on how to prevent a future attack.

Inspector General Michael Bolton will tell the House Administration Committee that the Capitol Police “failed to disseminate relevant information obtained from outside sources, lacked consensus on the interpretation of threat analyses, and disseminated conflicting intelligence information regarding planned events for January 6, 2021,” according to his prepared statement.

Bolton will also say that the force needs a “culture change,” acting as a protective agency that can prevent events like Jan. 6 instead of being primarily reactive, according to his statement.

The inspector general also says in his prepared remarks that to increase the efficiency of its intelligence resources, the police force should consider reorganizing to form a single intelligence bureau.

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