A new report by John Solomon at Just The News revealed that two top House security aides under Nancy Pelosi got a warning from police the night before the January 6 protests.
In the warning, police urged the two House Security aides on January 5th that protesters may breach the Capitol on January 6th.
The warning in more detail warned the security aides that protesters might breach the tunnel systems under the Capitol on January 6th to stop lawmakers from confirming the 2020 presidential election.
On January 5th, Capitol Police Deputy Chief Sean Gallagher wrote Deputy House Sergeant at Arms Tim Blodgett “”We have identified numerous open source comments indicating groups intentions of finding the tunnel entrances and confronting/blocking the MOCs (Members of Congress).”
A second letter was also sent out.
Just the News reported the second letter warned of “possible threats against Supreme Court justices, and the sergeant-at arms-office scheduled a briefing for Pelosi’s then-chief of staff Terri McCullough the next morning.”
Interesting: "Pelosi's top security aides got warning about Capitol breach night before Jan. 6 riot, memos show; Newly unearthed memos may explain why Nancy Pelosi privately expressed she felt responsible for Jan. 6 security failures." https://t.co/Ag1xs5aMkn
— Peter Schweizer (@peterschweizer) July 29, 2024
Just The News broke the story:
Two top House security aides under then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi got stark warnings from police the night before the Jan. 6 riots that protesters might try to breach the U.S. Capitol through its tunnel systems and block lawmakers from voting to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election win, according to newly obtained memos and text messages.
The documents obtained by Just the News also confirm that Pelosi’s team played a role in the botched security planning for that fateful day.
“We have identified numerous open source comments indicating groups intentions of finding the tunnel entrances and confronting/blocking the MOCs (Members of Congress),” Capitol Police Deputy Chief Sean Gallagher wrote Deputy House Sergeant at Arms Tim Blodgett at 8:55 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021 in an email that got forwarded overnight to Blodgett’s boss, then-Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving.
A second warning was sent later that evening about possible threats against Supreme Court justices, and the sergeant-at arms-office scheduled a briefing for Pelosi’s then-chief of staff Terri McCullough the next morning, hours before the breach occurred, according to the messages obtained by House Administration Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk.
Congressional investigators believe the texts and emails may explain why Pelosi in a recently surfaced video shot by her daughter as they were fleeing the Capitol on Jan. 6. claimed responsibility for security failures that day despite her claims to the contrary.
“We have responsibility, Terri,” Pelosi is heard saying on the videotape to McCullough. “We did not have any accountability for what was going on there, and we should have. .. I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more.”
Loudermilk told Just the News his committee plans to question Pelosi’s staff about what was meant on the videotape and how they reacted to the emailed warnings from Capitol Police.
“I think it was clear at that moment. She understood. They messed up. She or her staff are the ones who denied the request by Chief (Steven) Sund for the National Guard,” he told the “Just the News, No Noise” television show.
“There’s a lot of information that people on Pelosi staff I think need to answer, some questions. So we’re wrapping up some other areas while we’re still going down this path,” Loudermilk added.
BREAKING: Top aides to Nancy Pelosi were alerted by police the night before Jan. 6 protests about the potential of protesters possibly trying to breach the U.S. Capitol through its tunnel systems and block lawmakers from voting to certify Joe Biden's presidential election win.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) July 29, 2024
Huge — Pelosi's top security aides got warning about Capitol breach night BEFORE Jan. 6, new memos showhttps://t.co/PU7vGy3Xb9
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) July 29, 2024
Nancy Pelosi says ‘I take responsibility’ for not having National Guard at the Capitol on Jan. 6, video shows https://t.co/9nJHndB9XM pic.twitter.com/QaDpfio7km
— New York Post (@nypost) June 11, 2024
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