US intelligence agencies KNEW Trump supporters were posting threats and maps of Capitol tunnels weeks before the riot but didn't share warnings with helpless Capitol cops, Senate report finds
Report criticized the FBI, Homeland Security, for failing to predict the attack
Agencies were aware protesters were planning the riots online, but did not act
Police's leadership 'broke down' during the attack, leaving cops without orders
Report does not label the riot as an insurrection or mention Trump's involvement
Capitol Police responded to the report saying it 'agreed' changes were needed
But defended failure to act on intelligence because it was not 'actionable' and other agencies - the FBI, Secret Service, Metropolitan Police - also did not act
Senate investigation into the Capitol riots on January 6 was released on Tuesday
Includes 20 recommendations for changes following the Capitol breach
By Lauren Lewis For Mailonline
Published: 05:11 EDT, 8 June 2021 | Updated: 09:49 EDT, 8 June 2021
Capitol Police and intelligence agencies including the FBI knew Trump supporters were threatening to storm the Capitol and wanted to target Democrat lawmakers weeks before January 6, but didn't act, a bipartisan Senate Report has revealed.
Law enforcement was aware of a plot to breach the Capitol, that maps of the building's tunnel system had been shared online, and that supporters were planning to bring guns to D.C., but failed to act or share information with uniformed cops.
The report noted that Trump encouraged his supporters to go to the Capitol and a copy of his speech was appended to the report, but it did not discuss his role. It also fell short of labelling the riot an insurrection.
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