House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) indicated there is growing support among members of Congress to establish a 9/11-style commission to investigate the attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
During her press conference on Friday, Pelosi announced Lt. General Russel HonorƩ (Ret.) would be leading a review of Capitol security.
āI have asked retired lieutenant general Russel HonorĆ© to lead an immediate review of security infrastructure, interagency processes, and command and control,ā Pelosi said.
She added, āThe general is a respected leader with experience dealing with crises.ā
Pelosi noted he is the former Vice Director for Operations, J-3, with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
āHis focus was military support to civilian authoritiesā¦ and he has experience with the National Capital Regionās security,ā she said.
Pelosi explained, āHouse leadership has worked with General HonorĆ©, seen up close and personal his excellent leadership at the time of Katrina.ā
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Pelosi said members of Congress are moving forward with āstrong oversight from committeesā to conduct an after-action review.
āThere is strong interest in the Congress in a 9/11-type commission, an outside commission, to conduct that after-action review. In the meantime, Iām very grateful to General HonorĆ© for taking on this responsibility,ā she continued.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Tuesday the agency is looking into several felony cases related to the riots, as IJR previously reported.
āThe FBI working with the U.S. Attorneyās offices across the country and the crux of those being in D.C., weāre looking at significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy,ā acting U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C. Michael Sherwin said during a briefing.
FBI Director Christopher Wraysaid during a briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., āWe are seeing an extensive amount of concerning online chatterā¦ about a number of threats surrounding the inauguration.ā