Senate report: intelligence agencies 'failed to fulfill their mission' ahead of Jan. 6
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee issued a report claiming intelligence agencies failed "on a "fundamental level" in the lead-up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
by Barbara Sprunt
Jun 27, 2023
3 minutes
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Updated June 27, 2023 at 1:04 PM ET
Nearly two and a half years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Senate Democrats are criticizing intelligence agencies for failing to "accurately assess the severity of the threat identified" and work with law enforcement to prepare for the violence.
Although and have already shown intelligence agencies received tips about plans for violence on Jan. 6, the report by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's majority staffadds new information about the extent of those warnings, and alleges the agencies both downplayed the threat level and didn't share
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