Secret Service warned Capitol Police about violent threats 1 day before Jan. 6

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NEW - Just a day before 1/6, the Secret Service warned the U.S. Capitol Police that their officers could face violence at the hands of supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to new documents reviewed by POLITICO.

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Secret Service warned Capitol Police about violent threats 1 day before Jan. 6
The documents shed further light on the intelligence failures by the Capitol Police in the days before the riot.
politico.com
4:00 AM · Aug 25, 2021

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/25/secret-service-warned-capitol-police-violent-threats-january-riot-506806

The documents shed further light on the intelligence failures by the Capitol Police in the days before the riot.

Its subject line was, “Discovery of multiple threatening Parler Posts directed at DC Police regarding January 6th, 2021 protests”. The sender asked the recipients to “please forward to the necessary entities.” It isn’t clear if the warning was forwarded to Capitol Police.

The Metropolitan Police Department did not respond to a request for comment. The Secret Service declined to comment on its intelligence sharing.

The email said that a person using Parler — a social media network popular among conservatives and used by some rioters to plan the attack — posted multiple threats toward D.C. police on Jan. 5.

“While the subject appears to be targeting MPDC, the subject calls for violence against any law enforcement in DC that ‘sides with the enemy,’” the Secret Service email reads.

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. 1/6 still smells like the higher ups in Cap Police, SS, FBI were told to let this happen

[brush]

2. Complicity among top Capitol Police commanders?

They sure didn't prepared their forces adequately. Hope it all comes out.

[Irish_Dem]

4. I am wondering the same thing... too many damning facts lining up.

Lack of preparation, ignoring the warnings.
Police emergency alerts were ignored and field commanders not notified of the emergency cries for help.

I think there was complicity up and down the ranks.

[Hoyt]

3. Some folks did not do their job that day. Maybe it was complicity. Maybe complacency or not wanting

to put troops on the Capitol steps for some reason.

The only good thing about the Capitol steps being breached, was that if they had been thwarted with sufficient guards on the steps and barricades, the world would not have seen what these trump rubes are like.

[Bluethroughu]

5. As far as they are willing to go or do.

Crap smeared on walls, trashed the capital and historical artifacts, broke down doors looking to find Democratic Representatives to do gawd knows what.

They are traitors of Democracy.

[stopdiggin]

6. Politico - so did they, or didn't they?

The sender asked the recipients to “please forward to the necessary entities.” It isn’t clear if the warning was forwarded to Capitol Police.

Way to back up your own headline. --- ---