The United States Secret Service (USSS) possessed intelligence indicating a high likelihood of violence before the Capitol riot on January 6, but this critical information was not shared with agents responsible for protecting then-President Donald J. Trump, Vice-President Mike Pence, or Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
The revelation comes from a report released to Congress on Thursday by Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari.
The report was made public under pressure from Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) and unveiled significant deficiencies within the agency. Moreover, the report disclosed that the USSS failed to effectively utilize explosive detection tools at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters on January 6.
This oversight resulted in Harris’s motorcade coming within 20 feet of an undetected pipe bomb.
According to the Homeland Security Inspector General’s report, traditional explosive detection measures were not fully deployed; only canine teams conducted building sweeps.
Even after the bomb was discovered, the USSS neglected to categorize the building evacuation as an unusual protective event.
The report characterized these failures as indicative of deeper systemic issues within the USSS and offered six recommendations for improvement in communication, training, and security tactics.
These recommendations were presented to USSS leadership in April, months prior to the assassination attempt on Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Furthermore, Inspector General Cuffari’s findings indicated tension between his office and USSS supervisors who disputed some conclusions.
Communication problems, faulty security sweeps, and inadequate threat identification that were present leading up to January 6 were identified again in the later rally incident.
A notable concern was the Protective Intelligence and Assessment Division’s failure to incorporate indicators of potential violence into final assessments for VIP protection.
The report also highlighted deficiencies in security sweeps at the DNC that did not cover the area where the pipe bomb was planted. USSS personnel demonstrated “differing interpretations” of security protocols, exacerbating the problem.
Additionally, there was no proper reporting of Harris’s evacuation as an unusual protective event despite meeting the criteria for such a designation. It is evident that there were significant shortcomings within the USSS leading up to and during these critical events.
The failure to share crucial intelligence with agents responsible for protecting high-profile individuals and inadequacies in utilizing explosive detection tools are deeply concerning aspects identified in this report. Furthermore, systemic issues within the agency have been highlighted along with recommendations for improvement made by Inspector General Cuffari months before subsequent incidents occurred.
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The Secret Service is incompetent. Apparently very good at arresting people that mess with their cars. Incapable of anything else.
You’re so right Allen. It seems all the agencies has had poor training and have become compromised to go against the Constitution and violated their Oath of office ever since Obama was elected for two terms. Now their even worse when Illegitimate Communist Biden cheated his way in and Obama’s third term pulling the strings on Biden.
Secret Service Withheld Intel on ‘High Potential’ for J6 Violence
I though long and hard on all this, Not sure why Congress did not bring all agency”s that was involved on that day of the shooting in and talk about what happen. Sit them in front of each other not separate and see who was in charge that day. If people that was spectators noticed the guy on the roof and all the agency’s didn’t that is scary. In my opinion someone was given orders not to put anyone on one of the roof tops. Local cops offered a drone FBI declined WHY. In my opinion all that was involved knew Trump was winning and needed him stopped. People were killed or hurt because all that were involved were told to keep their mouths shut. This was not rocket science guys, this was a no brainier. I can only guess who was really in charged, that day and they were not there. I only hope to God this never happens again.