The US law enforcement agencies considered extremely unlikely and impossible acts of disobedience of citizens and violence a few days before Attacking Capitol on January 6, 2021. This is reported by AP agency with reference to official police reports.
According to reports that were compiled by the Police of Capitol 4, 5 and 6 January 2021, law enforcement agencies underestimated the risks that could entail meetings on January 6, calling them remote, impossible and unlikely.
According to the agency, these data suggest that law enforcement agencies have underestimated a possible threat, despite the available information about the upcoming meetings.
The assault of the Capitol building took place on January 6, 2021 during the rally of supporters of the US President Donald Trump, who did not recognize the results of the November voting, based on the results of which the following chapter of the state elected Democrat Joe Bayden. Protests led to large-scale collisions with the police. Five people died, dozens were detained.