Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was one of five people who died as a result of the violence caused by the pro-Trump mob. Pittman said 125 Capitol Police officers were physically assaulted and over 70 Capitol Police officers were injured during the insurrection.
Pittman has apologized to Congress and acknowledged her department’s failure to adequately act on intelligence before the violence ensued. She recently told the House Appropriations Committee in a prepared statement that the Capitol Police knew by Jan. 4 that the event would pose a security threat unlike any demonstrations in 2020.
“We knew that militia groups and white supremacists organizations would be attending,” Pittman said in the statement. “We also knew that some of these participants were intending to bring firearms and other weapons to the event. We knew that there was a strong potential for violence and that Congress was the target.”
Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, has previously expressed support for Pittman and Thomas to lose their jobs. A spokesperson for Ryan did not respond to a request for comment.
Representatives for House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and ranking member Rodney Davis, R-Ill., did not respond to a request for comment. Representatives for Senate Rules and Administration Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and ranking member Roy Blunt, R-Mo., did not respond to a request for comment. Representatives for Legislative Branch Appropriations Chair Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., and ranking member Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., also did not respond to a request for comment.
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