Capitol Police Union: It Is Time for ‘Senior Leadership Who Failed Us’ To ‘Stand Aside’

The Capitol Police union responded to the new Senate report on the January 6 riot by calling on “senior leadership” who failed them to “stand aside.”

Capitol Police union chair Gus Papathanasiou said in a statement, “Front line Officers did their jobs that day performing heroically to ensure every single Member of 🏛️Congress and their staff reached safety.”

He continued, “If our leaders had done their jobs, we would not have suffered more than 80 serious injuries within the USCP and an additional 70 injuries suffered by MPD officers.”

Papathanasiou shifted his focus to Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman.

“The time has come for those in senior leadership who failed us, to stand aside. It is not enough to scapegoat others,” he said.

Papathanasiou added, “Those most responsible, including Acting Chief Pittman who was in charge of intelligence prior to the insurrection, need to step aside for the good of the department. As the Senate report found, our leadership failed us and we paid a horrible price.”

According to Papathanasiou, the union is “rapidly approaching a crisis.”

“We literally will not have enough officers to accomplish our mission. It is that serious. The Support for 🚓Law Enforcement