Architect of the Capitol
Person and federal agency that maintain the United States Capitol complex
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| January 7 2025 | Trump claimed that the FBI knows the identity of the pipe bomb suspect. |
| September 2021 | Capitol Police Office of Professional Responsibility completed 38 internal investigations, recommending disciplinary action against six members of the force for their conduct during the attack. |
| August 5 2021 | Howard Charles Liebengood and Jeffrey L. Smith were posthumously honored in a Congressional Gold Medals signing ceremony for Capitol attack responders. |
| July 29 2021 | Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Paul Hashida died by suicide. |
| July 10 2021 | Metropolitan Police Officer Kyle Hendrik DeFreytag died by suicide. |
| March 2021 | D.C. National Guard commanding officer William Walker testified before Congress, revealing that his superiors delayed authorization to deploy forces for over three hours after Capitol Police chief Sund's request, citing concerns about 'optics'. |
| February 2021 | Investigation numbers updated: 35 Capitol Police officers under investigation, including 6 suspended with pay and 29 still working. |
| February 2021 | A confidence vote by the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee revealed that 92 percent of officers had no confidence in Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman. |
| February 23 2021 | The first public hearing on Capitol Police security failures was held before the Senate, examining the events and response during the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| January 2021 | Michael C. Stenger, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, is asked to resign by outgoing Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, which he does immediately. |
| January 20 2021 | U.S. Secret Service initiated a review of its security plans for the inauguration of Joe Biden in response to the law enforcement failures during the Capitol attack. |
| January 15 2021 | D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide after suffering a misdiagnosed concussion from the January 6 attack. |
| January 11 2021 | Representative Tim Ryan disclosed that two Capitol Police officers had been suspended and at least ten were under investigation following the riot. |
| January 11 2021 | Senators Chris Murphy, Martin Heinrich, and Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller criticizing the D.C. National Guard's slow response to the Capitol riot and demanding an explanation for the deployment delays. |
| January 9 2021 | Capitol Police Officer Howard Charles Liebengood died by suicide, three days after the attack, after working three consecutive 24-hour shifts. |
| January 8 2021 | Steven Sund resigns with immediate effect from his position as Capitol Police Chief. Yogananda D. Pittman becomes the acting chief. |
| January 8 2021 | Senate Rules and Administration Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee launched a joint investigation into the Capitol Police's security failures during the January 6 attack. |
| January 7 2021 | Nancy Pelosi calls for Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund's resignation, citing leadership failure. Sund initially resists but ultimately submits his resignation to be effective January 16. |
| January 7 2021 | Paul D. Irving announces his resignation as Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives. |
| January 7 2021 | Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy announced construction of a fence around the Capitol, to remain in place for at least 30 days, and mobilized National Guard troops from New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania. |
| January 6 2021 | At 2:22 PM, Mayor Bowser and D.C. officials again requested National Guard support from Army Secretary McCarthy. D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee warned McCarthy of an imminent Capitol breach. |
| January 6 2021 | By 4:24 PM, an FBI 12-man armed SWAT team had arrived at the Capitol Complex. |
| January 6 2021 | At 3:46 PM, National Guard Bureau Chief Daniel Hokanson called Virginia National Guard Commander Timothy P. Williams to verify no military forces would move without Pentagon permission. |
| January 6 2021 | At 2:26 PM, Walter E. Piatt, Director of the Army Staff, refused to recommend approving the National Guard deployment, stating he 'didn't like the visual' of Guard standing with police. |
| January 6 2021 | At 1:49 PM, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund contacted Gen. William J. Walker to request National Guard assistance, though Walker did not have authority to approve the request. |
| January 6 2021 | At 3:33 PM, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam ordered mobilization of the Virginia National Guard. |
| January 6 2021 | At 4:32 PM, Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller finally permitted National Guard deployment, after Trump instructed rioters to 'go home'. The permission was not relayed to the Guard Commander until 5:08 PM. |
| January 6 2021 | At 1:34 PM, Mayor Muriel Bowser requested Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy deploy the National Guard during a phone call. |
| January 6 2021 | Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a 15-day public emergency order, anticipating continued violent protests through the inauguration. |
| January 6 2021 | Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to deploy 1,000 New York National Guard members to Washington, D.C. in response to the Capitol attack. |
| January 6 2021 | Police arrested 61 people for unrest-related offenses, with approximately half of the arrests occurring on Capitol grounds. |
| January 6 2021 | Approximately 1:07 p.m., a second pipe bomb was discovered under a bush at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris evacuated at 1:14 p.m. |
| January 6 2021 | Around 12:45 p.m., a pipe bomb was discovered next to the Republican National Committee (RNC) offices, with RNC security alerting law enforcement including U.S. Capitol Police, FBI agents, and ATF. |
| January 5 2021 | The FBI confirmed the suspect placed the bombs between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, face mask, glasses, gloves, and carrying a backpack. |
| January 5 2021 | Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy issued a memo placing direct limits on D.C. National Guard deployment. |
| January 5 2021 | Capitol Police chief Steven Sund hosted a meeting with top law enforcement and military officials from D.C., where no intelligence was provided indicating a potential violent attack on the United States Capitol. |
| January 5 2021 | Local Joint Terrorism Task Force was notified by the FBI about possible impending violence at the Capitol, including an internal document warning of rioters preparing to travel to Washington and setting up staging areas in regional states. |
| January 4 2021 | Walker was issued orders forbidding deployment of the D.C. National Guard without personal approval from Secretary Miller. |
| January 4 2021 | Christopher C. Miller approved the deployment of 340 National Guard troops, with restrictions on weapons, helmets, body armor, and riot control agents. |
| January 4 2021 | D.C. Mayor Bowser announced the Metropolitan Police Department would lead law enforcement for the event, coordinating with Capitol Police, U.S. Park Police, and Secret Service. |
| January 4 2021 | The Anti-Defamation League published a warning about calls to violently disrupt the counting, noting the potential for violence due to extremist presence and heated rhetoric. |
| January 4 2021 | British security firm G4S conducted a risk analysis finding potential for violent groups in Washington, D.C. between January 6 and Inauguration Day, based on online posts advocating violence. |
| January 3 2021 | Capitol Police Chief Sund was reportedly refused additional National Guard support by House and Senate Sergeants-at-Arms. |
| January 1 2021 | William J. Walker, Commander of D.C. National Guard, contacted Army Secretary McCarthy requesting permission to approve Mayor Bowser's request for Guard deployment in D.C. |
| December 31 2020 | Representative Maxine Waters raised security concerns directly with Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who assured her that the situation was 'under control'. |
| December 31 2020 | Mayor Muriel Bowser requested District of Columbia National Guard troops be deployed to support D.C. police during expected demonstrations. |
| December 29 2020 | The FBI Minneapolis field office issued an internal 'situational information report' warning of potential armed protests at every state capitol by the far-right boogaloo movement, planned before President-elect Biden's inauguration. |
| December 21 2020 | A U.K. political consultant who studies Trump-related extremism tweeted a forecast of the January 6 event, predicting potential deaths. |
| November 9 2020 | Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, replacing him with Christopher C. Miller. |
| November 9 2020 | An FBI Hazardous Devices School intelligence analyst circulated an email predicting potential violence connected to Stop the Steal rallies, highlighting concerns about far-right groups' activities and election-related misinformation. |
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