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Rep. Tim Ryan said Monday that at least two U.S. Capitol Police officers have been suspended over their complicity in last week\u2019s insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ohio Democrat held a virtual news conference in which he discussed updates related to the insurrection investigation and lawmakers\u2019 efforts to impeach and remove the president, who incited the riot on Jan. 6. Ryan chairs the House Appropriations subcommittee on the legislative branch, which has oversight over the U.S. Capitol Police.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do have a couple of Capitol Police \u2015 we\u2019ve talked about before with taking selfies and another Capitol Police evidently put on a MAGA hat and was walking [rioters around], I\u2019m not sure the details,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cThey have been suspended.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe interim chief determined that to be immediately qualifying for suspension,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cI said, \u2018You gotta let the press know about this. It\u2019s important the American people know you\u2019re cleaning house here.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked by reporters why law enforcement still has not given any updates or news conferences since the insurrection, the congressman said that he implored interim Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman on Monday morning to speak with the press in order to help increase transparency and rebuild trust.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was very clear to the interim chief this morning \u2026 that I think it is very important for her to have these kinds of communications with the press,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to begin to reestablish trust with the United States Capitol Police because of what happened, and so many members of Congress and society writ large here feel very betrayed and let down by what happened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite plenty of warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations on the day Congress was set to certify Joe Biden\u2019s presidential win, the\u00a0Capitol Police did not increase staffing and ended up being unprepared and overrun by the violent rioters who easily attacked officers and broke into the Capitol \u2015 putting journalists, lawmakers and staff at risk of being harmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video footage shows that many of the officers were outnumbered and assaulted despite their best efforts to protect the building as Congress met inside. Other photos and video show some officers appearing to be complicit in the insurrection \u2015 posing for selfies with rioters, directing them to lawmakers\u2019 offices and opening the fences outside for rioters to enter. One officer died during the insurrection after rioters beat him with an extinguisher;\u00a0another officer died by suicide a few days later.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Capitol Police\u2019s botched response to the riots, poor planning and failure to acknowledge the potential threat of a riot have drawn widespread condemnation from Congress and the public, prompting resignations of both the Capitol Police chief and the sergeants at arms of both the House and Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a limited amount of time. We are preparing for the inauguration,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cBut being prepared for the inauguration means that we have to have trust in the law enforcement entities that are conducting the security for the inauguration, and that means communicating to the press and letting them know exactly what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryan also said he thinks that there are about 10 to 15 investigations underway into Capitol Police officers\u2019 actions during the riots but that he has \u201cno clue about the level of investigation going on.\u201d A House aide familiar with the investigations told CQ Roll Call that there are eight investigations into 17 Capitol Police officers and that three officers are currently suspended with pay. There are also investigations into the social media activity of Capitol Police officers, according to Roll Call.<\/span><\/p>\n

Capitol Police did not immediately respond to HuffPost\u2019s request for confirmation of the investigation updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe main point is they are looking at everybody involved that could have potentially facilitated at a big level or small level in any way,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cThose are being investigated now. \u2026 The interim police chief is taking aggressive action within the department to find out if there was any facilitation or help. And that\u2019s important for everybody to know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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