US Capitol Police Urge Judge to Block Jan. 6 Defendant’s Request to Measure Parts of Capitol

An individual identified by prosecutors as Daniel Egtvedt enters the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. DOJ via The Epoch Times

Letting a Jan. 6, 2021, defendant photograph and measure parts of the U.S. Capitol not normally open to the public would endanger the security of the building, the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) told a judge this week.

“Allowing a defendant to take the requested measurements would compromise the security of the U.S. Capitol by exposing security features and vulnerabilities,” Sean Gallagher, the USCP’s acting assistant chief for uniformed services, said in a filing.