Capitol Police chief Tom Manger says problems that led to the Jan. 6 riot have been addressed, and he is focusing on expanding field offices to be better prepared for rising threats to congressional members.
. He had four decades of experience and has led two major police departments in Montgomery and Fairfax counties, both outside of Washington, D.C.
Manger opened field offices in California and Florida, the states where the most threats to lawmakers come from, but he said eventually he would like to have an agent in all 50 states to help track and investigate the rising number of possible issues."I think that's a very long-term goal. And there's other things that are probably a little higher priority than getting all 50 states covered. But getting a few more out there would certainly help us.
He said the investigation into that attack at Pelosi's San Francisco home is largely completed and prosecutors are still working on their case. In terms of the USCP, Manger said there's been a review to determine the kinds of improvements that need to be made. He said the department added a request for more resources to earmark for threats and protection responsibilities as part of next year's budget request.
"We really focus on the screening points where people enter the building. So hopefully anybody that enters the building would have already been screened," he said.
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