Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is resigning after the violent protests on the U.S. Capitol just a day prior, a department spokesperson told CBS News. The resignation, which goes into effect on January 16, comes amid heavy criticism that his department was unprepared for the protests despite ...
Capitol Police said House of Representatives and Senate security officials had thwarted his efforts to call in the National Guard, contradicting assertions from other officials who said the force had not asked for help. The former chief of the federal force, Steven Sund, tol...
The day after the riot, then-Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said that his force "had a robust plan established to address anticipated First Amendment activities." Sund has since resigned, as have the sergeants-at-arms for the House and Senate. RELATED:FBI releases details about new a...
Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was fired the day after the January 6 Capitol attack. Now, Sund tells CBS News chief campaign correspondent Robert Costa that he is concerned another attack could happen again. Jan 3, 2023
“The violent attack on the U.S. Capitol was unlike any I have ever experienced in my 30 years in law enforcement here in Washington, D.C.,” Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said, explaining there had been a robust plan what he had expected would be a display of First Amendment activi...
In a statement earlier Thursday, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said 50 law enforcement officialswere injured during the riot, after clashing with Trump supporters armed with metal pipes and other weapons. According to the statement, police also responded to reports of potential bomb threats...
However, the Capitol Police had warned the Congress days prior that there was a high potential of violence breaking out at a protest near the Capitol building. Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund disclosed the information in Senate testimony. ...
Sund, the Capitol Police chief, said he had expected a display of “First Amendment activities” that instead turned into a “violent attack.” But Gus Papathanasiou, head of the Capitol Police union, said planning failures left officers exposed without backup or equipment against surging crowds...
Irving stepped down last week after the riots. CNN has reached out to Irving, the Acting House Sergeant at Arms, US Capitol Police, and former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund about why there was a need to ban tours on Jan. 6.
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, under pressure from Schumer, Pelosi and other congressional leaders, was forced to resign. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asked for and received the resignation of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, Michael Stenger, effective immediately....