Since the attack, more than 775 people have been criminally charged. “In the weeks before the events at the U.S. Capitol, I&A identified specific open source threat information related to January 6 but did not issue any intelligence products about these threats until January 8,” the report says, adding that some of the missteps came from “inexperienced collectors” who received “inadequate training”.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence office was aware in advance about threats connected to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, but failed to warn other law enforcement offices until it was too late, the department’s internal watchdog has found.
The new report from the DHS inspector general paints a critical picture of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), which it says failed at least three times to disseminate intelligence related to the attack by former President Donald Trump’s supporters. The deadly attack on the Capitol led to the assault of more than 140 police officers, as well as members of the media.
