The vote is directed at the acting head of the USCP, Yogananda Pittman, who was promoted to the top post of the agency after the resignation of Steven Sund. At least four additional chiefs could be targeted as part of any no-confidence vote, the three sources said.
One source told CNN that Pittman was the chief operating officer that day and “never took control of the radio or ordered officers to do anything.”
One Capitol police source said stewards from the USCP Labor Committee, the union representing officials, visited the department visits to take the temperature of officers to the possible no-confidence vote.
Another source in the department says there is likely to be a vote of no confidence for senior leadership. “The rank and file of this department does not rely on any of our heads, especially not on January 6,” the source told CNN.
A Capitol police spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNN.
Trade union president Gus Papathanasiou told CNN that there was no vote. “Officers have been asking for a no-confidence vote since January 6,” Papathanasiou said. “At the moment, we have not set a vote of no confidence. That does not mean we can not think about it. There is a big difference.”
Officials told CNN they felt abandoned and betrayed by the department’s leadership.
Prior to her appointment, Pittman had been head of intelligence operations since October 2019. In that role, Pittman was responsible for the safety and security of the U.S. Capitol, members of Congress, congressional staff and visitors to the capital, including detecting and preventing any threat.
This story was updated on Tuesday with additional developments.