at Congress but were instructed not to use their most aggressive tactics to repel the mob, a report cited late Tuesday by US media said.
The scathing 104-page report by the Capitol Police's internal inspector general, Michael Bolton, concluded that officers did not prepare for or respond adequately to the assault, The New Times and CNN reported.Capitol Police failed to prepare properly even though they had intelligence warnings that Trump supporters who believed his claims that the November election was stolen from him posed a threat, the report states.
Police were told to refrain from using their most aggressive crowd control tools such as stun grenades, it said.Three days before the assault the Capitol Police received an intelligence assessment warning of violence by Trump supporters. "Unlike previous postelection protests, the targets of the pro-Trump supporters are not necessarily the counter protesters as they were previously, but rather Congress itself is the target on the 6th," this threat assessment said, according to the Times.
"Stop the Steal's propensity to attract white supremacists, militia members, and others who actively promote violence may lead to a significantly dangerous situation for law enforcement and the general public alike," it added.
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