A new internal investigation of the Capitol Police’s response to the January 6 Capitol insurrection found that an on-duty officer instructed units by radio to only monitor anti-Trump agitators “who want to start a fight” and not “pro-Trump in the crowd.”
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-California) described the radio broadcast during a House Administration Committee. Lofgren said that the broadcast was first discovered by the Department Office of Professional Responsibility while reviewing Capitol Police officer misconduct allegations.
A Capitol Police spokesperson later specified that the radio broadcast was sent near 8 a.m. on the day of the Capitol insurrection, explaining that the call was meant to guide officers to potential fights between pro- and anti-Trump protesters during the riots. The spokesperson said that the officer who made the call is not under investigation. Continue reading.