DHS allegedly tried to suppress detrimental January 6 report
According to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, the Biden Department of Homeland Security allegedly tried to suppress a report on the Secret Service response to the Capitol breach on January 6, 2021.
DHS head lawyer Jonathan Meyer has strongly denied Cuffari's allegation and said his agency only needs to redact certain sensitive information but does want to provide the fullest report possible to Congress.
According to a DHS official, Cuffari as Inspector has the sole authority to decide when and how to release the report.
Cuffari, who was appointed by Trump, has also opened two investigations into the assassination attempt of Trump that some Republicans say have been stalled by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas along with the January 6 report.
Waiting on Mayorkas
Congressional sources told Real Clear Investigations (RCI) that the January 6 report has been sitting on Mayorkas's desk "since at least April."
Some things being investigated about January 6 include individuals with weapons being in the area of the White House on January 6 and Vice President Kamala Harris driving past a car near the DNC that had a pipe bomb in it, before the bomb was discovered.
Harris was inside the DNC and had to be evacuated when it was discovered.
The Secret Service and bomb-sniffing dogs had reportedly swept the area earlier that day.
No surprise
It's no surprise that the Biden administration would want to hide these lapses since the Secret Service is under the responsibility of DHS, which is part of the Biden administration.
A bomb was discovered more than an hour earlier at the RNC, which should have led to higher security around the DNC.
As far back as 2022, Cuffari let Congress know that “many [Secret Service] text messages, from January 5 and 6, 2021, were erased as part of a device-replacement program.”
This was likely part of a coverup of what really happened that day given that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) requested those records before the deletions occurred.
Chief of Communications for the Secret Service Anthony Guglielmi said the claims of deletions were false and that it was also untrue that the Secret Service or DHS refused to increase Trump's security for the rally.
Sources inside the Secret Service said the requests were denied even though the agency had evidence of credible threats against him prior to the rally.