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EXCLUSIVE: Internal Capitol Police Email, Court Testimony Reveal Senior Official Knew ‘3 Million’ Might Attend Jan. 6 Rally

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EXCLUSIVE: Internal Capitol Police Email, Court Testimony Reveal Senior Official Knew ‘3 Million’ Might Attend Jan. 6 Rally
Crowds of people gather as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Joseph M. Hanneman
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The United States Capitol Police had information at least two days before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, indicating that attendance at President Donald Trump’s rally at the Ellipse on that day could swell to 3 million people, according to a federal trial exhibit and court testimony from a senior USCP commander.

An email sent by USCP Capt. Jessica Baboulis at 1:13 p.m. on Jan. 4, 2021, said that organizers of the Trump rally expected 3 million people to show up at the Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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