New documents reveal concern among Capitol Police officers about others in the force after January 6
By Jessica Schneider
CNN
September 17, 2021
(CNN)A high-ranking Capitol Police officer, who was also a vocal Donald Trump supporter, told those under his command not to wear riot gear on January 6, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN that detail allegations submitted to an officer tip line.
In this case, an unidentified Capitol Police lieutenant emailed the tip line to say the supervising officer in question “may have assisted the insurrection attempts through passive action.”
The lieutenant said the officer had “been rather vocal in the past about his support for Trump, but little was thought of it until the … examples I observed.”