The head of the union representing Capitol Police officers said that “many” of them are considering retiring or quitting following the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. “Many officers that are retirement eligible are seriously looking at turning in their retirement papers. Since January 6th, several Officers have retired as a result,” Gus Papathanasiou, chairman of the United States Capitol Police Labor Committee, said in a statement last week. “I cannot tell you the number of younger officers who have confided in me” since the breach at the Capitol. Papathanasiou said the negative sentiment was triggered by “a lack of trust in our leadership who clearly failed us on January 6th” and said other police agencies elsewhere “offer better working conditions and better retirement benefits.” “If Congress wants to recruit and retain officers to meet the heightened security threat, they are going to have address both the leadership and quality of …