At the House hearing on the Capitol insurrection, Democratic congresswoman Rose DeLauro pressed the acting chief of the US Capitol Police, Yogananda Pittman, on how many USCP officers are under investigation for their actions on January 6.
Pittman told her, “Right now we have 35 officers that are under investigation, and we do have six police officers that have been suspended with their police powers being revoked, so those investigations are ongoing at this time.”
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(@cspan)Rep. @rosadelauro: “How many officers are under investigation?”
Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman: “Right now we have 35 officers that are under investigation and we do have six police officers that have been suspended with their police powers being revoked.” pic.twitter.com/AWQbcoiJBv
The investigations come after footage circulated of law enforcement officers posing for photos with some of the insurrectionists on January 6.
Pittman said she expected the investigations to take between 60 and 90 days, and she committed to making the findings of the investigations public once they become available.