Gallows Poles

More bad news for the Capitol police:

According to the Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight report, “[The] United States Capitol Police guidelines prohibit the construction of temporary structures on Capitol grounds.” The report continues, “Despite this, USCP made no effort to prevent the construction of the gallows, and the USCP CCTV footage confirms the gallows remained on Capitol grounds for a full twenty-six hours with no effort to have them removed.” Additionally, several officers were in the vicinity during its construction but did not approach the scene. “Multiple USCP cameras face the location of the gallows on the west side of the Capitol, and several USCP officers were within the vicinity of the gallows, yet no officers ever approached the constructors during the fifty-five minutes spent building the gallows on Capitol property.” Similarly, no radio calls were made about the construction of the gallows, and no officers responded to its existence after construction. “.. no radio calls or notifications were distributed to officers about the presence of an illegal structure on Capitol grounds, and no officers responded to the structure at any time.”

No time for the gallows...