A letter, allegedly from the US Capitol Police Office, was released by a Politico reporter and sent around the Internet without any verification. The reporter deleted her tweet when it was determined to be fake, but she’s still tweeting the letter, now claiming it’s from members of the police.
The Story
Politico reporter, Olivia Beavers, corrected herself and said it came unofficially from members, but we have no reason to believe her and haven’t seen the evidence.
When her first fake news scoop turned out to be a fraud, she posted the letter was from members of the Capitol Hill Police who are upset with GOP leaders Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell for refusing to support the Democrat commission investigating the riot of January 6th [this would be at least the third committee to discuss the riot].
There are undoubtedly some who feel that way, just as there are others who don’t. This was a nothing story from the start, but it took an even more suspicious turn when we found out where it came from [see below].
Just to be clear – a @politico “reporter” stated that US Capitol Police issued a statement – that is false
She has now deleted her tweet
Proving once again the new standard of journalism is it’s better to be first than right https://t.co/QOqhUVC8Zt
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) May 19, 2021
NEWS: MEMBERS of the U.S. Capitol Police have issued a statement to members of Congress expressing “profound disappointment” with McConnell and McCarthy’s positions on the Jan. 6 commission, citing the “trauma” that officers endured that day. pic.twitter.com/CRweVhIAnD
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) May 19, 2021
Clarification: This came from members of the USCP who used official letterhead, but it is NOT a formal statement from the USCP as a whole.
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) May 19, 2021
It came from radical Leftist, Jamie Raskin. You can’t get much further Left than him. He’s also not trustworthy.
@RepRaskin‘s chief wrote the following in an email forwarding the unofficial letter from USCP: pic.twitter.com/khQ2JKSsBb
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) May 19, 2021
The USCP made it clear that they do not take positions on legislation.
USCP does NOT take positions on legislation. pic.twitter.com/LSu38jbIqd
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) May 19, 2021
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