Capitol Police intelligence report warned 3 days before attack that 'Congress itself' could be targe

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NEW: Capitol Police intelligence report warned three days before attack that ‘Congress itself’ could be targeted

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Capitol Police intelligence report warned three days before attack that ‘Congress itself’ could be...
The internal report, which does not appear to have been shared widely with other agencies, was among the flags that experts say should have alerted officials to the risks on Jan. 6.
washingtonpost.com
5:45 PM · Jan 15, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-police-intelligence-warning/2021/01/15/c8b50744-5742-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html

Three days before thousands of rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol, an internal Capitol Police intelligence report warned of a violent scenario in which “Congress itself” could be the target of angry supporters of President Trump on Jan. 6, laying out a stark alert that deepens questions about the security failures that day.

In a 12-page report on Jan. 3, the intelligence unit for the congressional police force described how thousands of enraged protesters, egged on by Trump and flanked by white supremacists and extreme militia groups, were likely to stream into Washington armed for battle.
This time, the focus of their ire was members of Congress, the report said.

“Supporters of the current president see January 6, 2021, as the last opportunity to overturn the results of the presidential election,” according to the memo, portions of which were obtained by The Washington Post. “This sense of desperation and disappointment may lead to more of an incentive to become violent. Unlike previous post-election protests, the targets of the pro-Trump supporters are not necessarily the counter-protesters as they were previously, but rather Congress itself is the target on the 6th.”

The internal report — which does not appear to have been shared widely with other law enforcement agencies, including the FBI — was among a number of flags that security experts say should have alerted officials to the high security risks on Jan. 6.

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[Dr. Jack]

1. The lack of security that day is looking more and more suspicious

I'm not buying that the Capitol Police were just caught off guard. I'm not usually a conspiracy theorist but it's seemkng more and more likely that security was intentionally set up to fail.

Keep in mind I'm not blaming most of the officers who were there on the 6th but someone higher up.

[Nevilledog]

2. I read a few days ago that the Park Police weren't told permit was changed from 5k/30k expected

It's just one thing after another that's being revealed.

[Dr. Jack]

3. My first guess is that this was all Michael Flynn's idea

Him and maybe Giuliani came up with the plan to stage a coup on January 6th and Trump's signed off on it. And other high level loyalists in the executive branch and congress were on board as well.

[Nevilledog]

4. That makes sense to me. Probably with input from Erik Prince.

[Dream Girl]

5. Flynn and Manafort. Rudy was just the distraction crown.

Those lawsuits were just to keep the story going until D-day.