Two Capitol police representatives were suspended after supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, according to Representative Tim Ryan, who chairs the House Credit Committee. Ryan said Monday that there were 10 to 15 investigations into police officers in Capitol.
The actions of some Capitol police officers were scrutinized after videos showed how rioters entered the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Some officers were apparently friendly with the rioters in the videos. Ryan said an officer who took selfies with rioters and another who wore Trump’s distinctive red ‘Make America Great Again’ hat were suspended.
“There were two people who were suspended, one was the selfie officer. And another was an officer who put on a MAGA hat and started leading people around. I do not know – let them in, let them out – “Exactly what it was, but it was the interim chief, determined to be immediately eligible for immediate suspension,” Democratic Ohio said Monday during a conference call to reporters.
Ryan added that police in the Capitol “are looking at all those involved who could possibly facilitate on a large or a small level.”
In the aftermath of the riot, morale among the civil servants weakened, tell multiple sources CBS News. According to the sources, the department had a few incidents in which officers threatened to harm themselves.
The riot, in which Trump supporters wanted to win the election of President Joe Biden, also led to the resignation of Steven Sund, chief of police in the Capitol, and lawmakers called for an investigation into what happened. .
Some questioned whether the incident was an inside job, including House Minority Whip James Clyburn.
‘Who opened those side doors for these protesters, or I call them these gangs, to enter the building, not through the main entrance where magnetometers are, but through side doors? Yes, someone inside the buildings was complicit in this. , “Clyburn said in an interview Friday with CBSN.
Two Capitol police officers died since the riot. Four other civilians were also killed.
Michael Kaplan contributed to this report.