Two Capitol police officers have been suspended after President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, according to Rep. Tim Ryan, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee. Ryan said Monday there were “10 to 15” investigations against Capitol police officers.
The actions of some Capitol police officers have come under intense scrutiny after videos showed some riot police entering the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Some officers seemed sympathetic to the riot police in the videos. Ryan said an officer who took selfies with riots and another who wore the red hat of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” signature were suspended.
“There were two people suspended, one was the selfie agent. And another was an officer who had put on a MAGA hat and started running some people. I don’t know, let them in, let them out , exactly what it was, but it was the interim chief, who determined it to be immediately fit for immediate suspension, “the Ohio Democrat told reporters at a conference call Monday.
Ryan added that Capitol police “are looking at everyone involved that could have been facilitated on a large or small level in some way.”
After the riot, morale among grassroots officers has deteriorated, several sources were told CBS News. Sources said the department has had “a couple of incidents” in which officers threatened to injure themselves.
The riot, in which Trump supporters tried to overturn the victory of President-elect Joe Biden, also led to the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, and lawmakers have called for an investigation into what happened. .
Some have questioned whether the incident was an internal affair, including the house’s minority whip, James Clyburn.
“Who opened these side doors for these protesters, or I call them mobsters, to enter the building, not through the main entrance where the magnetometers are, but through side doors? Yes, someone inside these buildings. was complicit in that, “Clyburn he said in an interview with CBSN on Friday.
Two Capitol police officers they have died from the riot. Four more civilians were also killed.
Michael Kaplan contributed to this report.