United States Secret Service agents were alerted to potential violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, at least 10 days before rioters stormed the building, according to emails and other messages obtained by the Jan. 6 committee.
"Intelligence about this risk was directly available to the U.S. Secret Service and others in the White House in advance of the Ellipse speech, in advance of the march to the U.S. Capitol," said Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif,.
The committee has obtained over 1 million emails from the Secret Service and spent the month of August reviewing the documents, Schiff said. The FBI, United States Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and others gave the Secret Service intelligence they had gathered regarding potential threats, Schiff added.
