A report detailing the Secret Service’s reaction to the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, is about to be released, adding to the already torrent of inquiries surrounding the Trump shooting.
The Secret Service has been provided with the Inspector General’s Office report on the violence that day for evaluation, as is customary practice by the Secret Service’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security. The public has eagerly anticipated the report. A congressional aide briefed on the subject and allowed anonymity to share private talks said that the report, which might reveal a string of humiliating security mistakes for the agency, could be revealed this week at the latest.
The time it takes for sensitive reports to become public might vary.
The Department of Homeland Security Headquarters also approved these reports prior to their distribution. It is unclear if they have approved the report.
Many have wondered how the several police departments that guarded the Capitol on January 6th coordinated their assessments of the threat presented by the pro-Trump rioters who rushed the building to stop Joe Biden’s election certification. Many Trump supporters opted out of attending Trump’s Ellipse address after learning at security checks that their firearms would be confiscated, according to Secret Service officials who discovered this just before the violence erupted.
Some of the Secret Service agents’ text conversations pertaining to the assault were deleted, which led to criticism of the agency. Hill Democrats and transparency organizations have criticized the agency’s explanation, which they say is not credible, stating that the deletions were the consequence of a typical systems move. Due to investigators in that office allegedly learning about the deletions in early 2021 but waiting months to inform legislators, the DHS Inspector General also came under fire for the text message disappearances.
After Pence did not intervene to prevent the certification of Electoral College votes that would have helped Trump retain power, the rioters became enraged and began chanting for Pence’s execution. The Secret Service has come under fire for allowing the mob to approach dangerously near to harm, even though he sought refuge in a safe chamber within the Capitol Building.
On that fateful morning, a device was found outside the Democratic National Committee offices, forcing its evacuation. Among those who were in danger that day was Kamala Harris, who was vice president-elect at the time.
In light of the Secret Service’s absolutely miserable failure in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a gunman was able to fire eight shots at Donald Trump, the head of the agency, Kimberly Cheatle, is on the chopping block.
