The report says the Capitol Police were "understaffed, insufficiently equipped and inadequately trained" to secure the Capitol and Congress members against the mob on Jan. 6, a 24/7 so a "Quick Reaction Force" (QRF) must be established amid growing security threats to the building.
The report says the QRF could be established three ways. The first option involves establishing the force from existing federal law enforcement entities, giving appropriate legal authorities and appropriations to staff to train and equip such a force. The second involves establishing the force under the command of the National Guard, which could be done by mobilizing military police from Guard elements across the U.S. on rotations of three to six months. And the third option involves creating a force that permanently resides within the D.C. Guard by reestablishing a military police battalion and staffing it with Active Guard Reserve troops who live in or near the city year-round "perpetually on active-duty."
On Sunday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., issued a statement arguing Honoré’s "notorious partisan bias" raises the "unacceptable possibility" that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appointed him to lead the security review because she desired "turning the Capitol into a fortress."
McCarthy also said he told the task force the main problem with Capitol Police is management structure.
"Structure dictates behavior, and a Capitol Police Board dominated by political appointees is no way to maintain the security of the Capitol," McCarthy said.
