The union representing U.S. Capitol police officers on Monday gave a vote of “no confidence” in the department’s leadership after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. About 92 percent of union members voted “no confidence” in Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman, who became the agency’s chief two days after the breach. Around 97 percent voted “no confidence” in Capitol Police Captain Ben Smith, according to the union. “The current leadership is just a continuation of the past regimes on this Department and there needs to be accountability,” U.S. Capitol Police Labor Union Chairman Gus Papathanasiou said on Monday in a news release. “Their failures are inexcusable. This vote, which the majority of the officers in the bargaining unit participated in, shows they have lost our trust. The anger in this department is widespread and the trust that has been broken it is not going to be regained.” Papathanasiou added that “the results of our …
US Capitol Police Union Issues Overwhelming ‘No-Confidence’ Vote for Top Leaders
February 16, 2021
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