A House subcommittee examining the work of the now-disbanded select committee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has “serious concerns” about the response from Capitol Police and other law enforcement to pipe bombs discovered near the Capitol that day, according to a report released Monday.
The House Administration Committee’s oversight panel, led by Chairman Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., said in the report that their investigation obtained evidence that law enforcement came up short in several ways when responding to the bombs near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters.
Among them, the report said a failure to properly maintain a secure perimeter around the pipe bombs allowed pedestrians and traffic to come near the bombs, and a failure to stop commuter trains from moving across a bridge near the DNC put citizens in danger.
