According to a report, an internal intelligence report from the Capitol police could be issued three days before the storms of the US Capitol on January 6.
The 12-page intelligence memorandum, parts of which were obtained by The Washington Post, said the potential targets of the rioters “were not necessarily the protesters as before, but rather Congress itself.”
The House and Senate met in a joint sitting that day to confirm the Electoral College’s votes collected on December 14, but Congress was delayed hours after rioters broke into the building.
“Supporters of the current president see the last opportunity on January 6, 2021 to overturn the results of the presidential election,” the report continued, adding: “This feeling of desperation and disappointment could lead to a greater incentive to become violent. . ”
Rioters and police clash outside US Capitol in Washington, January 6, 2021. (Getty Images)
DOJ’S CAPITAL RIOT ANSWER AND PREPARATION TO BE REVISED BY IG
The report said that combined with the likelihood that the “Stop the Steal” march would ‘attract white supremacists, militia members and others who actively promote violence’, it could lead to ‘significant dangerous situations for law enforcers as well as the general public’.
The report from the Capitol police was not widely shared, nor with the FBI or other law enforcement agencies.
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced Friday that it will investigate how the department and its law enforcement agencies are preparing for and responding to the siege.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the office’s review would “examine the role and activity of the Department of Justice and its components in the preparation and response to the events.”
IN QUACK OF CAPITOL RIOT WARNING FEDS THAT MUCH EXTREME WORSHIPLY ‘GREATEST DOMESTIC TERRORISM THREATS’
The DOJ OIG review will include the examination of information relevant to the January 6 events that DOJ and its components had available prior to January 6, the extent to which such information was shared by DOJ and its components with the U.S. Capitol. “police and other federal, state and local agencies, and the role of DOJ personnel in responding to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6,” Horowitz said.
The investigation is one of several investigations launched by Inspectors General, including investigations into the Department of Homeland Security and Defense and the Department of Home Affairs, which oversee the Park Police.
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said in a statement to Fox News that the “American people deserve transparency” about the events of January 6.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Former Capitol police chief Steven Sund, who resigned after the attack, told The Post earlier that he had “nothing to indicate beforehand that a large crowd would seize the Capitol.”
Capitol police did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment after hours.
Fox News’ Jake Gibson and Stephanie Pagones contributed to this report.