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Capitol Police Investigating Gun Report Leak
Ok let’s get the whistle blower who leaked this?
Capitol Police Investigating Gun Report Leak
After two CQ Roll Call reports Friday called attention to safety lapses involving firearms in the Capitol and raised eyebrows among concerned members of Congress, police officials announced a new investigation — into how CQ Roll Call got the story.
U.S. Capitol Police said an independent body is investigating the source of a report of instances of guns left unattended in three occasions on the Capitol complex.“Recent media reports regarding three cases of U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers improperly handling their Department issued weapons in the Capitol Complex, should not have been released to the public, as these are law enforcement sensitive, internal personnel matters currently under investigation,” USCP spokesperson Lt. Kimberly A. Schneider said in a statement. “At the request of Chief [Kim] Dine, the United States Capitol Police Office of Inspector General (IG) is investigating these matters. The IG is independent and reports directly to the United States Capitol Police Board.”
Some lawmakers indicated Friday that it may be time to revisit whether such information should remain shielded from public scrutiny.Oversight and Government Reform ranking Democrat Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland said of the USCP’s exemption from the Freedom of Information Act: “I think as long as we’re not threatening opening the door for people to do negative things by giving out information, then I think the public should know.”
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