Kamala Harris He was just 20 feet from a “live” pipe bomb left outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters during the Capitol riots in January 62021, says an explosive new report.
The explosive device was placed in a bush just outside the building where the then vice president-elect spent hours that day. Congress He was robbed.
Department of Homeland Security Internal Surveillance Report Obtained by ABC News He said the Secret Service had not swept the outside area.
The report also says Secret Service canine teams were “shocked” that so few resources were allocated to sweep the building.
‘(Harris), who was traveling in an armored vehicle with his entourage, entered the Democratic National Committee building via a ramp 20 feet from the pipe pump,’ the report stated.
Harris would have had a smaller protected group at the time, since she was an elected official but had not taken office.
But the new report raises more questions for the agency, which has come under intense scrutiny in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
The FBI is still trying to identify the suspect who placed bombs outside the DNC and the nearby Republican National Committee headquarters.
The hooded culprit was seen on surveillance video on the night of January 5, but federal authorities have been unable to locate him.
The explosive was found 40 minutes after Harris arrived at the building. The report says it took the Secret Service 10 minutes to evacuate her and she spent an hour and 50 minutes inside before being given the all-clear.
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