USCP whistleblower alleges leadership failures on Jan. 6

A whistleblower who was a subordinate of the U.S. Capitol Police connected Jan. 6 has accused 2 elder leaders connected the unit of mishandling quality reports and failing to adequately hole the section up of the riots that disrupted the certification of the 2020 statesmanlike predetermination and near aggregate radical dead.

The letter, archetypal obtained by Politico and aboriginal shared with NBC News and CNN, alleges that adjunct main of constabulary for protective and quality operations Yogananda D. Pittman and acting adjunct main Sean Gallagher failed to stock quality with the entirety of the force's enactment squad and person yet to look consequences for their actions.

The missive focuses connected an quality study the Capitol Police received successful December 2020 that indicated that Trump supporters had created a representation of the Capitol field and were encouraging others to limb themselves connected Jan. 6.

While Pittman told investigators successful April that elder officials successful the section were alert of the report, the whistleblower missive alleges that the study was not distributed to the afloat Capitol Police bid staff.

"The azygous astir important portion of quality accusation ... was ne'er shared with immoderate members of USCP leadership," the missive reads, according to Politico. "Why did they o.k. the operational program for the 6th if they knew the intelligence?"

The whistleblower's missive besides claims that portion rioters were pouring into the building, Pittman and Gallagher did small to assistance their colleagues.

According to Politico, during the riots, the 2 sat "mostly with their hands successful their laps" and "did not effort to assistance oregon assistance arsenic officers and officials were virtually warring for each other, their lives and the Congress."

Finally, the whistleblower alleged that officers person since resigned from the Capitol Police en masse due to the fact that Pittman and Gallagher person yet to look the consequences for their actions.

"This concerted effort to support the 2 members of the Department without question the astir liable for the tragic events of January 6th is repulsive," the missive reads.

The missive was dated Sept. 28 and addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

In response, the Capitol Police told Politico that it has since made respective argumentation changes since Jan. 6, including the mode it shares quality information.