A Senate intelligence report made public Tuesday found serious security failures at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
The bipartisan report provides the most detailed account of the insurrection to date. It looked at the security, planning, and response failures that occurred that day.
“There were insufficient plans,” said Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.). “Folks were screaming into their radios wondering who has the plan. That needs to change.” Sen. Peters described the report as “critical” to addressing the security breakdown.
The report points to a lack of shared information between government agencies and an inability to work together. It includes recommendations for Capitol Police, its Board, other intelligence agencies, the DOD, and Capital region law enforcement to better work together.
Neither the FBI nor DHS warned of the potential for violence, despite prior indicators.
“[The report] identifies a number of serious shortcomings in Capitol security,” said Senate minority leader Mitch McConell (R-Ky.). “[These] latest findings should guide the institution’s ongoing security review.”
“Senate Republicans insisted that the report exclude anything having to do with the cause of the insurrection,” said Senate majority leader Chuck Schmuer (D-N.Y.), who does not believe the report went far enough.
“We owe it to the brave men and women who responded that day to do everything we can to prevent an attack like this from ever happening again,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said in a statement.
Seven people, including three law enforcement officers, died as a result of the violent attack at the Capitol.
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