from The National Pulse:
The United States Secret Service (USSS) had intelligence suggesting a “high potential for violence” before the January 6 Capitol riot but did not share this information with agents protecting then-President Donald J. Trump, Vice-President Mike Pence, or Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, according to a report released to Congress on Thursday. The report, from Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, was publicized under pressure from Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), revealing significant lapses within the agency.
Additionally, the report claims the USSS failed to properly utilize explosive detection tools at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters on January 6. This oversight led to Harris‘s motorcade coming within 20 feet of an undetected pipe bomb.
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The Homeland Security Inspector General report states that traditional explosive detection measures were not fully deployed; only canine teams conducted building sweeps. Even after the bomb was found, the USSS failed to report the building’s evacuation as an unusual protective event.
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The report describes these failures as reflective of deeper systemic issues within the USSS. It includes six recommendations for improvement in communication, training, and security tactics, which were presented to USSS leadership in April, months before the assassination attempt on Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennslyvania.
Inspector General Cuffari’s findings also suggest tension between his office and USSS supervisors, who disputed some conclusions. Communication problems, faulty security sweeps, and inadequate threat identification, which were issues leading up to January 6, were identified again in the later rally incident. A significant point was the Protective Intelligence and Assessment Division’s failure to incorporate indicators of potential violence into final assessments for VIP protection.
The report also noted the inadequacy of security sweeps at the DNC, which did not cover the area where the pipe bomb was planted. USSS personnel showed “differing interpretations” of security protocols, compounding the problem. Additionally, there was no proper report of Harris‘ evacuation as an unusual protective event despite it meeting the criteria for such a designation.
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