CIA Alerted ‘Dog Teams’ to Capitol Riot, Sent Technicians to Inspect Pipe Bombs, Texts Show

From National Review:

CIA personnel referred to the agency’s actions during and after the Capitol riot in text messages categorized as the “January 7 Intel Chain,” heavily redacted records obtained by Judicial Watch show.

The text thread includes one message referencing “several CIA dog teams on standby” during a discussion about a drone at the southwest part of the Capitol and talks with Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department over radio capabilities.

Another text states “two CIA Bomb Techs” were going to New Jersey Avenue and D Street to analyze the pipe bombs discovered outside of the RNC and DNC headquarters in the nation’s capital. A heavily redacted series of messages notes the existence of up to five devices discovered by the FBI at the location and a command post set up near Jersey Avenue

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