The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer who entered a congressman’s office and took a picture of a whiteboard “exercised questionable judgment” and didn’t follow the agency’s policies in his handling of the incident, a watchdog has found.
The USCP’s inspector general reviewed the actions of officer Kevin Dias, who claims he saw the door to the office of Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) “wide open” on Nov. 20, 2021.
Dias said he went inside the office and spotted a whiteboard that contained writings about China and body armor, which he found suspicious. Dias took a picture, which he was said to have sent to a supervisor. The USCP later sent three intelligence agents to the office, where they questioned a staffer who answered the door….