House Republicans accuse the Jan. 6 Special Committee of failing to investigate two pipe bombs discovered in a U.S. Capitol block on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an oversight report released Thursday. did.
Two House oversight subcommittees, led by Republican Reps. Barry Loudermilk (Georgia) and Thomas Massey (Kentucky), released interim staffers. report Thursday criticized the Jan. 6 commission for overlooking two pipe bombs during its investigation into the Jan. 6 incident, which remains unsolved nearly four years later. . The release of an oversight report accusing the committee of failing to investigate the pipe bomb incident comes after President Biden announced on January 6 that among the oversight committee’s leaders, former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney The award was held at the same time as Democratic Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson. On Thursday, they were awarded the Presidential National Medal for their leadership in leading the commission’s investigation on Jan. 6. (Related: Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medal to committee leaders on January 6)
On the afternoon of Jan. 6, demonstrators began breaching the security fencing around the U.S. Capitol, the newspaper reported, shortly before the law enforcement presence was diverted from the Capitol. ) Two pipe bombs were discovered outside. Report.
“Despite the task force’s mandate, the threat pipe bombs posed to the public, and the role pipe bombs played in diverting resources from the Capitol, the task force chose to overlook the existence of pipe bombs.” says the joint committee report. Entitled “Four Years Later: Examining the Status of the RNC and DNC Pipe Bomb Investigations,” it states: “In fact, pipe bombs were mentioned only five times in the Select Committee’s 845-page report.”
The FBI has no suspects in the J6 RNC/DNC pipe bomb incident, and Pelosi/Cheney’s former J6 task force failed to report numerous security failures surrounding the incident during its “investigation.”
Today’s report highlights why Americans still have a right to know the full truth. https://t.co/ZQnBjq3mFy
— Rep. Barry Loudermilk (@RepLoudermilk) January 2, 2025
Loudermilk and Massey argue that the January 6th committee’s failure to thoroughly investigate the pipe bomb is also supported by data obtained by their respective committees and turned over by the January 6th committee after it was disbanded. It is claimed that
“A thorough review of the nearly three terabytes of data handed over by the task force has yielded surprisingly few findings regarding pipe bombs.” “We highlight the failure to thoroughly investigate the above failures,” the report said. .
The report also revealed that law enforcement failed to conduct a thorough sweep of DNC headquarters and allowed Vice President Kamala Harris to enter the building while a pipe bomb was placed outside. Massey had previously criticized Thompson for not knowing that Harris had visited DNC headquarters before law enforcement found the pipe bomb.
After being told by Congress to preserve it, the Secret Service deleted the texts from J6 and destroyed the phone.
Obstruction of Congress occurred under Representative Mayorkas.
I asked the J6 Committee Chairman about this and whether he had investigated the bomb placed near Vice President Harris. there is nothing! pic.twitter.com/vW8lYPSFnD
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 6, 2024
Nearly four years later, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not made any arrests in connection with the two pipe bombs, despite indicting more than 1,500 people for the January 6th act. The Justice Department also blocked attempts by lawmakers to obtain updates on the agency’s investigation into the pipe bomber, the report said. (Related: FBI had more than a dozen confidential informants at the Capitol on Jan. 6, IG report confirms)
Lawmakers allege that in the months since January 6th, the FBI has identified multiple “persons of interest” in connection with the pipe bombs, some of whom were identified before being discovered by law enforcement. This includes someone who searched for “pipe bomb DC” online after the pipe bomb was planted. However, the department’s investigation appears to be stalling, with “little meaningful progress toward apprehending the suspects,” according to the report.
“Nearly four years after the incident, Americans have few details about who planted the bomb or why,” the report said. “This lack of information hampers Congress’ ability to legislate improvements to Capitol security and federal law enforcement operations. The failure to identify, apprehend, and prosecute the bombers ultimately This will reduce the safety of the entire population.”
On January 6, a committee led by Cheney and Thompson unanimously recommended that the Justice Department indict President-elect Donald Trump on four charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. .
Biden on Thursday awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest award a president can bestow on a civilian, to 20 Americans, including Cheney and Thompson.
“Through 20 years of public service, including as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and as vice chair of the committee on the January 6 attacks, Liz Cheney has spoken out and crossed the aisle in defense of our country and the ideals we stand for. She spoke out for freedom, dignity, and decency. Her integrity and courage remind us of what is possible when we all work together.” I wrote about winning the medal.
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