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Capitol Police leadership 'betrayed' officers on Jan. 6, union official says
Jim Pasco — the executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, a union that includes U.S. Capitol Police officers — told Yahoo News’ “Skullduggery” podcast that officers dispatched to defend the Capitol that day were not prepared when it came to equipment or information needed manage the “overwhelming and totally hostile force” they were met with.
“Those officers out there were betrayed on a number of levels,” Pasco said.
Steven Sund, who was serving as chief of the Capitol Police, resigned from his post one day after the insurrection. Sund's announcement came hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on him to vacate his position.
In June, the department’s No. 2 official — then-Capitol Police Assistant Chief Chad Thomas — also resigned from his post.
Pasco told Yahoo News’ podcast that there was “abundant, ample information” from U.S. intelligence and law enforcement sources regarding potential violence on Jan. 6 that was not given to officers.
“The officers were never apprised of the potential for the kind of event that occurred that day,” he said. “And in that sense, the fact that they were overwhelmed is due in at least some part to the fact that they were unprepared for the assault.”
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/593367-capitol-police-leadership-betrayed-officers-on-jan-6-union-official