Judicial Watch has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to compel the Central Intelligence Agency to disclose any involvement at or around the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Freedom of Information Act filed on July 24th suit The lawsuit was filed after Judicial Watch alleged that the CIA ignored a six-part FOIA request for records related to January 6th.
The 88-page redacted transcript includes a series of text messages tagged “January 7th Intel Chain,” referring to CIA assets that were in use or on standby on January 6th.
In March, Judicial Watch unsealed records from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives showing that the CIA had “deployed personnel” to the District of Columbia in connection with the riots and protests at the U.S. Capitol.
“Judicial Watch has forced the Department of Justice to acknowledge that CIA agents were present at the January 6, 2021, riots. Now it is time for the CIA to come clean about what role it played in the protests,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. statement.
The ATF text messages were obtained by Judicial Watch as part of a lawsuit it filed against the Department of Justice in 2023. The 88-page redacted records include a series of text messages tagged “January 7th Intel Chain,” referencing CIA assets that were in use or waiting on Jan. 6.
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Part of the message refers to a pipe bomb that was discovered next to the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington shortly after 1 p.m. on January 6th.
A text message that appears to be from someone at the ATF read, “Our assets: SRT, Group I, Group II, Group III at the Capitol assisting at the pipe bomb scene on New Jersey and D Street SE,” followed by a reply text message saying, “FCI is accompanied by two CIA bomb technicians. EEO [redacted] On the way.”
CIA bomb technicians are mentioned in a text later on January 6th that reads, “Assisting the Capitol Police bomb squad in clearing the Capitol Building.”
Another article described explosives-sniffing dog units available to assist with clearing the building: “Seven NGA dog teams, two ATF dog teams, and several CIA dog teams on standby.”
Judicial Watch’s lawsuit seeks six categories of records: 1) shots fired inside the Capitol, 2) individuals shot inside the Capitol, 3) requests for CIA assistance or assistance at the Capitol, 4) assistance or assistance of bomb technicians with potential or actual bombs or explosive devices in response to the “large scale protests” in and around the Capitol, 5) “accelerant or explosives K-9s” standing by or used in response to the January 6 protests, and 6) after-action reports on the events in Washington, DC on January 6th.
In its freedom of information request, Judicial Watch limited its search of records from Jan. 6 to the period Jan. 6 to Dec. 31, 2021.
As of August 5, the CIA had not yet filed a response to the lawsuit.
On January 5 or 6, 2021, two pipe bombs were placed near the Capitol building; one behind the Republican National Committee offices and the other next to a park bench on the south side of the DNC. According to the FBI, the bombs were set off the night before by an unidentified hooded individual. Despite a massive investigation and a $500,000 bounty, no arrests have been made.
Metropolitan Police officers said they were contacted by security at the Republican National Convention at 12:43 pm on January 6 to report a possible bomb at the rear of the building, prompting US Capitol Police to send monitoring teams to the Democratic National Convention and other venues to check for additional bombs.
At 1:05 p.m., a security guard discovered a DNC pipe bomb in the bushes next to a park bench. He approached a Secret Service agent in a car parked in a nearby driveway and alerted him to the presence of the bomb.
Secret Service agents were guarding Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention, who arrived for a meeting at 11:25 a.m. A video released in July by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) shows agents acting nonchalantly and finishing lunch in their car before leaving for the investigation.
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General criticizes the Secret Service for failing to use a police dog team to search bushes next to the Democratic National Committee building.
“The Secret Service’s failure to detect the pipe bomb on January 6th is part of the same pattern of incompetence that nearly led to the assassination of the president. [Donald] “The agency needs serious reform before one of President Trump’s protected individuals pays the price for its continued negligence,” Massie said.
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