Pro-Trump supporters storm the Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump, Jan. 6, 2021.and also that the FBI and DHS did not follow procedures in the lead up to the day's events, the Government Accountability Office found.
"FBI personnel did not follow policies for processing some tips, resulting in them not being developed into reports that could have been shared with partners," according to the report. "Specifically, the FBI did not process all relevant information related to potential violence on Jan. 6."like what happened on Jan.
"Even with the assistance of multiple law enforcement agencies and the National Guard, which more than doubled the size of the Department's sworn workforce, it took several hours to secure the Capitol. The world should never forget our officers fought like hell on Jan. 6 and at the end of the day nobody they were charged with protecting was hurt and the legislative process continued."In the GAO report, the FBI did say they are looking at what occurred on Jan.
"FBI Counterterrorism Division officials noted that they obtained tips from the FBI San Antonio Field Office from Facebook and Parler, but they did not develop related reports on information from Parler as required. Specifically, Counterterrorism Division personnel noted that they reviewed 73 potential domestic terrorism related referrals from Facebook from October 1, 2020 through January 5, 2021, and obtained a referral on January 4, 2021, related to potential violence in Washington, D.C.
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