Capitol Police continues to retaliate against employees who file whistleblower complaints with the Capitol Police Office of Inspector General, a U.S. House oversight panel was told on July 19. “…Numerous whistleblowers have come forward with claims of retaliation and abuse after speaking with the Office of Inspector General,” said Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of…

Capitol Police continues to retaliate against employees who file whistleblower complaints with the Capitol Police Office of Inspector General, a U.S. House oversight panel was told on July 19. “Numerous whistleblowers have come forward with claims of retaliation and abuse after speaking with the Office of Inspector General,” said Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of…

Republican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls told a House of Representatives hearing that January 6 was an “epic law-enforcement failure” in part because intelligence was not just ignored by senior leaders of Capitol Police, “it’s like they wanted this to happen.” Appearing before a Jan. 6 “field hearing” of GOP lawmakers at the capitol visitor center,…

Days before violence broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a U.S. Capitol Police captain ordered the confiscation of dozens of riot helmets from officers without the knowledge of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, a former USCP lieutenant told The Epoch Times. Former Capitol Police Lt. Tarik K. Johnson said he was…

Video of a children’s choir singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol, only to be unceremoniously cut off by police, spread across social media on Friday. Capitol Police say singers from Rushingbrook Children’s Choir from Greenville, South Carolina, were stopped May 26 because of a miscommunication. Musical performances in the hallowed seat of Congress…

Video of a children’s choir singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol, only to be unceremoniously cut off by police, spread across social media on Friday. Capitol Police say singers from Rushingbrook Children’s Choir from Greenville, South Carolina, were stopped May 26 because of a miscommunication. Musical performances in the hallowed seat of Congress…

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) granted former Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman five months of leave without pay after she departed for a new job, an arrangement that qualifies Pittman for pension benefits but violates department policy, a congressional panel was told on May 16. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger told the Committee on House Administration…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Congressional leaders believe the recent data breach at DC Health Link could have an adverse impact on thousands of people and is “highly problematic.” Jeffries said in a March 9 press conference that he and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would “continue to work on this issue in…

Kevin McCarthy, the new Speaker of the House, has given Fox News’ Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6, 2021. According to a report from Axios: “Carlson TV producers were on Capitol Hill last week to begin digging through the trove, which includes multiple camera angles from all…

Kevin McCarthy, the new Speaker of the House, has given Fox News’ Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6, 2021. According to a report from Axios: “Carlson TV producers were on Capitol Hill last week to begin digging through the trove, which includes multiple camera angles from all…