{"id":2041029,"date":"2023-09-22T04:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T08:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-not-told-of-undercover-mpd-officers-in-crowd-on-jan-6-former-chief-says\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T04:14:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T08:14:34","slug":"capitol-police-not-told-of-undercover-mpd-officers-in-crowd-on-jan-6-former-chief-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-not-told-of-undercover-mpd-officers-in-crowd-on-jan-6-former-chief-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chief: Capitol Police Unaware of Undercover MPD Officers at Jan. 6 Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcapitol-police-not-told-of-undercover-mpd-officers-in-crowd-on-jan-6-former-chief-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2041029&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Reveals \u200bLack of Awareness of Undercover Officers on Jan. 6<\/h2>\n<p>During his testimony before the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee\u2064 on Oversight, former U.S. Capitol\u200c Police Chief Steven Sund expressed his surprise at not being informed \u2062about the presence of undercover officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. Sund emphasized that it was customary for outside police agencies to provide notice and seek permission before operating on Capitol\u2064 grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Barry Loudermilk \u2063(R-Ga.) questioned Sund about the undercover MPD officers, highlighting the fact that Sund was\u2062 unaware of their presence. Sund confirmed that he had not been made aware \u200cof their deployment.<\/p>\n<h3>Related \u2064Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/national-guard-refused-on-jan-6-because-pelosi-would-never-go-for-it-former-capitol-police-chief-5494694?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>National Guard \u2063Refused Before Jan. 6 Because &#8216;Pelosi Will Never \u2064Go For It&#8217;: Former Capitol Police Chief<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/20\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/metropolitan-police-gave-protesters-free-access-to-us-capitol-on-jan-6-court-filing-states-5477768?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Metropolitan Police Gave Protesters Free Access \u200dto\u2063 US Capitol on Jan. 6, Court Filing States<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/21\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rep. Loudermilk confronted Sund with evidence of plainclothes MPD officers being present on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, questioning \u2064why Sund was\u200c not informed about their embedding within the crowd. Sund reiterated that he had \u2063not\u2062 been made \u2062aware of their presence and stated that if it turned out to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brooklyn-center-city-manager-fired-after-calling-for-due-process-in-duane-wright-shooting\/\" title=\"Brooklyn Center City Manager Fired After Calling For Due Process In Duane Wright Shooting\">police officer involved<\/a> in encouraging protesters to enter \u2064the Capitol, it would be inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of undercover officers from the MPD&#8217;s Electronic Surveillance Unit was revealed in the criminal case against \u200cprotester \u2063William Pope. Pope provided evidence in federal court, including leaked GoPro video footage, showing a three-man undercover\u2064 team working their \u200bway up the northwest side of the\u2064 Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, federal prosecutors have\u200c acknowledged that one of the officers acted as a provocateur. Mr. Pope has \u2064filed a court motion \u200cto obtain and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-not-told-of-undercover-mpd-officers-in-crowd-on-jan-6-former-chief-says\/\" title=\"Former Chief: Capitol Police Unaware of Undercover MPD Officers at Jan. 6 Event\">publicly \u200drelease videos shot<\/a> by all \u2063the undercover officers assigned\u200d to duty \u200don\u2064 Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>Some\u200c of the undercover officers also participated in a traffic stop of three self-described Antifa members on their way to the Capitol. One of the individuals was arrested for possessing a firearm, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gun-policies-concern-second-amendment-advocates\/\" title=\"Biden gun policies concern Second Amendment advocates\">high-capacity magazine<\/a>, \u200dand unregistered \u200bammunition,\u200c although charges were dropped the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Sund revealed that \u2062he \u2064had requested assistance\u2064 from the MPD on Jan.\u200b 6 after his attempts to secure National\u200b Guard support had failed. He had made multiple\u2063 calls to the MPD throughout the day, including conversations with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, contradicting her claim that she had not spoken \u2062to him since the initial breach\u2064 of the\u200d Capitol.<\/p>\n<h2>After-Action Report<\/h2>\n<p>During the hearing, Rep. \u2064Loudermilk questioned Sund about the Capitol Police after-action report on Jan. 6.\u2062 Sund expressed his surprise at the \u200dbrevity of the report, comparing it to the comprehensive after-action report \u200bproduced after the 2017 baseball shooting. Sund emphasized that he would \u2064have expected a much larger report, citing his experience as \u200bthe incident commander during the Washington Navy Yard shooting, which resulted in an 83-page after-action report.<\/p>\n<h2>Nancy Pelosi Untruth<\/h2>\n<p>Sund\u2062 refuted claims made by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she had\u2063 not spoken to him since the initial breach of the Capitol. Sund revealed that he had \u2063spoken to Pelosi three times on the evening of Jan. \u200b6, including a call where he briefed\u2062 her on the situation. This contradicted Pelosi&#8217;s statement on national television calling \u200cfor Sund&#8217;s resignation.<\/p>\n<h2>Data Miner<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Loudermilk raised concerns \u2064about intelligence gathered by Gen. Mark Milley using a tool called Data Miner. The \u2062intelligence included references to violent rhetoric and threats to lawmakers. \u2062Sund confirmed that he was not informed about\u200b this intelligence and stated that \u2063it would have \u2063been valuable in preparing the\u200b Capitol Police for Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200c are\u2063 the potential consequences of the former Capitol Police Chief \u200cnot being informed about the\u2063 presence of \u200dundercover officers from the \u200cMetropolitan Police Department on January \u200c6th?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a surprising revelation, former U.S. Capitol Police\u2062 Chief Steven Sund expressed his shock at \u200bnot being informed \u200cabout\u200b the presence of undercover officers from the Metropolitan \u2062Police \u200cDepartment (MPD) \u2064on Capitol\u200c grounds on January 6, 2021. \u2062Testifying before the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, Sund emphasized \u200dthat it was customary for outside police agencies to provide \u2062notice and seek\u2063 permission before operating on \u200cCapitol grounds.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2064 the hearing, Subcommittee \u2063Chairman Rep. Barry Loudermilk \u200b(R-Ga.) questioned \u200cSund about the undercover \u200bMPD officers, \u200dbringing attention to the fact that Sund was unaware of their presence.\u2064 Sund confirmed that he \u2064had not been \u200bmade \u200caware of their deployment.<\/p>\n<p>This lack of awareness regarding the presence of undercover officers raises serious questions about\u200d the\u2064 coordination and communication between\u2063 different\u200d law enforcement agencies during \u200cthe events that unfolded\u200c on January \u20626th. It\u200d is concerning that the former\u200d Capitol Police Chief\u2063 was not informed about \u2062the deployment of these \u200cofficers, \u2062especially considering the\u200c heightened security concerns surrounding \u200cthe certification \u2063of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-incoming-congresswoman-announces-objection-to-electoral-college-votes\/\" title=\"Another Incoming Congresswoman Announces Objection To Electoral College Votes\">electoral college results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. \u2063Loudermilk confronted Sund with \u2063evidence of plainclothes MPD officers being present \u200don Capitol grounds on January 6th, questioning why Sund was not informed about their embedding within\u2064 the crowd.\u200d Sund\u2064 reiterated that he had\u2064 not\u2064 been made \u200caware\u200d of their presence and stated that if it \u200dturned out\u2064 to be a police officer involved in encouraging protesters to enter the \u200bCapitol, \u2062it would be highly inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation of undercover officers from the\u2064 MPD&#8217;s Electronic\u200b Surveillance Unit raises further\u2064 questions about their \u2064role \u2063and the extent of their\u200c involvement in the events\u2063 of \u200bJanuary 6th. In a criminal case \u200cagainst protester William Pope, the presence of this \u200bundercover\u2064 team \u2064was exposed through leaked GoPro video \u2064footage provided by Pope. The footage \u2063showed a\u2064 three-man \u200bundercover team working their way up the northwest side of the\u200b Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, federal prosecutors have acknowledged that one of the officers acted\u200c as a provocateur. This revelation raises concerns about the role of undercover officers in \u2064potentially \u200cinstigating or encouraging illegal activities during the riots. As \u200ca result, Mr.\u2064 Pope has filed a court motion to obtain and publicly release videos shot by all\u200c the undercover \u2062officers assigned \u200dto \u200bduty on January 6th.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c lack of awareness of undercover officers by the former Capitol\u2062 Police Chief sheds light on potential shortcomings in the communication and coordination systems in place leading up to and \u200bduring\u2062 the events of January 6th. It is essential\u200c to thoroughly investigate the involvement of undercover officers and their actions on that day to ensure accountability and prevent\u2063 such incidents from happening in the future. \u2063The findings from\u2063 this \u2063investigation\u200c will be crucial in implementing necessary reforms and\u200b improving security protocols\u2062 to \u200dsafeguard the U.S. Capitol and \u2062its occupants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testified that he was unaware of the Metropolitan Police Department&#8217;s plan to deploy over 24 undercover officers from the Electronic Surveillance Unit on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. 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