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Acting Capitol Police Chief Apologizes, Says Agency Should Have Been Prepared by BENJAMIN SIEGEL | ABC NEWS www.theaustinvillager.com CLASSIFIEDS THE VILLAGER/January 29, 2021 ~ Page 7 EMPLOYMENT | PROPOSALS | PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR SALE | FOR RENT | BIDS | MISCELLANEOUS Acting Capitol Police chief apologizes, says agency should have been prepared By BENJAMIN SIEGEL | ABC NEWS (ABC NEWS) - The ment,” she said in the tion of violence - including acting chief of the Capi- remarks. a SWAT team and civil dis- tol Police apologized to Pittman confirmed turbance units - but “we lawmakers in a closed- that the panel supervis- did not do enough,” door briefing on Tuesday ing the Department, the Pittman said. for not being more pre- Capitol Police Board, re- Sund also asked © Ahmed Gaber/Stringer/Reuters Pro-Trump protesters clash with pared for the Jan. 6 at- jected a request from permission to bring in tack on the U.S. Capitol. then-Capitol Police chief the National Guard on police as they rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. “Let me be clear: The Steven Sund two days Jan. 6, but was not presidential election results at the U.S. Capitol Building in Department should have before the riot for Na- granted authorization Washington, D.C., U.S. Jan. 6, 2021. been more prepared for tional Guard troops. from the board “for over this attack,” acting Chief The Washington an hour,” Pittman told challenges the Depart- and assistant chiefs went against the acting chief Yogananda Pittman told Post previously reported the House committee. ment faced the day of silent on Jan. 6 Neither and senior department the House Appropriations that the Capitol Police re- Pittman also called the attack could have took control of the radio, leadership. Committee on Tuesday, in quested was rejected by the attack on the Capitol been overcome with ad- the source said, and “Officers have been opening remarks obtained congressional security a “terrorist attack by tens ditional preparation,” when officers were look- calling for a vote of no by ABC News. “We knew officials because they an- of thousands of insurrec- she writes. ing for leadership, there confidence since January that there was a strong ticipated House and Sen- tionists determined to Pittman also said was none. 6th,” Papathanasiou potential for violence and ate leaders wouldn’t stop the certification of that once the Capitol was Capitol Police Union said. “At this time, we that Congress was the tar- want troops stationed Electoral College votes, breached their focus Chairman Gus have not initiated a vote get.” around the Capitol. the Department failed to turned to the safety of Papathanasiou told ABC of no confidence. “I am here to offer Capitol Police acti- meet its own high stan- members and leadership. News that there is cur- Doesn’t mean we can’t my sincerest apologies vated more officers to dards as well as yours.” A source familiar rently no vote of no con- think about it. There’s a on behalf of the Depart- work on Jan. 6 in anticipa- “I do believe certain confirmed that the chiefs fidence underway big difference.” A Promised Land By Book Review Barack by Barbara Williams VILLAGER Contributor Obama (VILLAGER) - them. His mother, A Promised Land, grandparents, sis- is #1 on the New ter and his wife and York Times com- daughters are all bined Print and E held in high es- Book Non-Fiction teem and he loves and #1 on Fiction them all very Books. This 750 much. plus page book is He gives President Barack Obama's memoir "A Promised Land" shattered sales records on its first day. 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