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U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger insists that since he took over last summer his agency has addressed the shortcomings they had when responding to rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, but House Republicans are not buying it.
During a hearing before the Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday, Manger said that while Capitol Police “will be tested again,” they will be equipped to handle it given the steps they have taken.
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“I am pleased to report that we have addressed a significant portion of the many recommendations issued to the Department. In fact, of the more than 100 recommendations issued by the Inspector General, we have implemented and are addressing over 90 of them,” Manger said, referring to an inspector general’s report discussing the department’s shortcomings.
Manger said a big reason why the riot on Jan. 6 got out of control was a “lack of a department-wide operational plan for the joint session,” and that since them “a blueprint for operational planning has been created.”
“If Jan. 6 taught us anything, it’s that preparation matters,” Manger said.
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger is sworn in to testify before a Senate Rules and Administration Committee oversight hearing on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Washington.
(Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Among those changes, Manger said, are an improved Civil Disturbance Unit, a new critical incident response plan, an established bicycle response team, and the inclusion of a former Secret Service official who has assisted them in planning.
“Few changes,” Manger added, “are as dramatic as the ones that we’ve made to the way we gather, analyze, share, use and disseminate intelligence.”
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A written statement to the committee included details of measures, including…
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