
Exclusive: Inside the Capitol Police intelligence unit overhaul that caused confusion ahead of January 6
CNN
About two months before the January 6 riot, the US Capitol Police hired two outsiders to overhaul the department's intelligence operation, giving them control over a unit which had been plagued by inadequate training and a lack of clear standards for years.
The changes were aimed at sharpening the focus of the Intelligence and Interagency Coordination Division, the eyes and ears of Capitol Police. The need was particularly urgent since threats against individual lawmakers were rising.
But sources tell CNN the rapid overhaul, while well-intentioned, caused internal confusion during the critical weeks ahead of January 6 and scrambled the priorities of the very division whose work helped determine the Capitol Police security presence that day.
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