Capitol Police turned attention from ’200’ Proud Boys gathered on Jan. 6, lawmaker says

The U.S. Capitol Police identified about 200 members of the Proud Boys assembling on the morning of Jan. 6, but officials sent the department’s intelligence resources elsewhere, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said today.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren asked Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton whether countersurveillance had been assigned to the Proud Boys. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoThe U.S. Capitol Police identified about 200 members of the Proud Boys assembling on the morning of Jan. 6, but officials sent the department’s intelligence resources elsewhere, a key lawmaker said on Monday.

She asked Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton whether countersurveillance had been assigned to the Proud Boys she referenced. Bolton said he didn’t have the answer to Lofgren’s questions, but said he hoped to have answers after his next report.He also questioned the timeline’s accuracy and said these questions were part of why he moved up a report on command and control and radio traffic to June from later this summer.

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