Secret Service withheld Pelosi threat from Capitol Police until Jan. 6 riot was underway: watchdog
The Secret Service did not inform Capitol Police about a threat made against Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot until after the attack was underway, according to a watchdog group.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) published a report on Wednesday that included a copy of email communications the group said it had obtained between officials around the time of the Capitol riot.
In one of the emails, which was sent from the Secret Service to Capitol Police, the Secret Service said in a correspondence dated Jan. 6, 2021, at 5:55 p.m. that it was “passing notification to the US Capitol Police regarding discovery of a social media threat directed toward Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”
The Secret Service noted that it became aware of threatening posts made on a Parler account at least as early as Jan. 4, 2021, according to CREW. Among some of the posts the agency found was one made on Dec. 31, 2020.
“January 6 starts #1776 all over again!! Fight for God! Fight for Your Freedom!! Fight for Your Children!! Fight for Trump!! Fight for America!! Fight for EVERYTHING… Enemies: #MSM #BarackObama #HillaryClinton #GeorgeSoros #JoeBiden #AndrewCuomo #GavinNewsom #NancyPelosi #BillDeBlasio.”
It is not immediately clear when Secret Service learned about the specific post, but the agency’s correspondence with Capitol Police indicated that the same account and its linked accounts on other social media platforms showed the user making threats elsewhere, CREW noted.
“Biden will die shortly after being elected. Patriots are gonna tear his head off. Prison is his best case scenario,” the user reportedly wrote on Parler on Jan. 2, 2021.
The email exchange adds to controversy around how law enforcement agencies responded to the Capitol riot, when a pro-Trump mob ransacked the Capitol to stop lawmakers from certifying President Biden’s election.
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JUST IN: Secret Service withheld Pelosi threat from Capitol Police until Jan. 6 riot was underway: watchdoghttps://t.co/HHjP1Oyn9X pic.twitter.com/w1ybrTWpO7
— The Hill (@thehill) August 18, 2022
This is deeply disturbing & requires a full investigation. The Capitol Police are responsible for protecting the Speaker. If true that USSS failed to pass on intelligence about threats, that's very alarming. https://t.co/3qis38jLQM
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 17, 2022
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