Capitol security officials announced they would beef up protection after the attack, but lawmakers and experts say gaping holes in the system have long persisted.
Tag: Secret Service
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Trump Hotels Charged Secret Service Exorbitant Rates, House Inquiry Finds
Records obtained by the House Oversight Committee showed the former president’s properties charged more than $1.4 million to agents protecting him and his family.
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House Jan. 6 Panel Plans a Sweeping Summation of Its Case Against Trump
In what may be its final public hearing, the committee intends to present new evidence about the former president’s state of mind and central role in the plan to overturn the 2020 election.
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Top Democrats Accuse Homeland Security Watchdog of Blocking Testimony in Jan. 6 Inquiry
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is under criticism for his handling of an investigation into missing Secret Service text messages from around the time of the Capitol attack.
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Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud
Investigators say there was so much fraud in federal covid-relief programs that — even after two years of work and hundreds of prosecutions — they’re still just getting started.