Letting a Jan. 6, 2021, defendant photograph and measure parts of the U.S. Capitol not normally open to the public would endanger the security of the building, the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) told a judge this week.
“Allowing a defendant to take the requested measurements would compromise the security of the U.S. Capitol by exposing security features and vulnerabilities,” Sean Gallagher, the USCP’s acting assistant chief for uniformed services, said in a filing.
The rare affidavit was lodged after Daniel Egtvedt, the defendant, through his lawyers asked that the government be forced to let the lawyers and a defense investigator access to multiple non-public areas of the building….