Posted 12/18/2023, 6:01:58 PM
Report: Jan. 6 Rally Organizers Misled Officials About March Plans, Hindering Safety Preparations
- Rally organizers knowingly misled officials about plans to march to the Capitol after the Jan. 6 Trump rally, per Interior Department report
- Texts show organizer telling MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell the march would happen, but had to be kept secret
- Park Service officials say if they knew about the march, they would have prepared differently for safety and coordination
- Report finds Park Service mistakes in permitting process, but no issues with Park Police on Jan. 6
- Report adds more evidence rally organizers hampered ability of agencies to prepare for violence on Jan. 6