(NewsReady.com) – In May 2020, the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers led to protests that lasted months. Less than a year later, on January 6, 2021, thousands of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters descended on the Capitol Building. Now, we are learning how much time the FBI allegedly devoted to each of these events.
The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project reportedly obtained documents showing how much the FBI worked in the wake of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots compared to the January 6 riots, and the difference was stunning. According to the data, the agents worked 16,000 more hours after the attack on the Capitol Building.
NEW: The @Heritage Oversight Project obtained records from @FBI showing agents in Washington DC Field Office worked nearly 16,000 MORE hours after Jan. 6 than during the 2020 BLM riots that ravaged our nation’s capital. pic.twitter.com/S75a15XdHO
— Oversight Project (@OversightPR) March 20, 2023
The Oversight Project compared the two by pointing to the fire that was lit at St. John’s Church in Lafayette Square. Reporting at the time alleged Trump was taken to the White House bunker when that occurred.
On May 29, 2020, BLM rioters forced President Trump into the White House bunker and burned a historic church. During the first week of the 2020 riots, 150 local & federal LEOs in DC were injured. The summer 2020 riots led to $2 billion in property damage & killed at least 19 pic.twitter.com/4gZfEYgUyZ
— Oversight Project (@OversightPR) March 20, 2023
Trump initially denied he was taken to the bunker during that incident. He later said he went down for a brief moment to inspect it.
In contrast, the lawmakers on Capitol Hill on the day of the riots had to flee from the building. Others were trapped in a chamber while protesters tried to get into the room. At one point, a rioter was killed when she tried to climb through a glass door window into a chamber where lawmakers were hiding.
But the BLM riots caused billions in damage. Reports vary about how much it cost to repair the damage, but some were as high as $2 billion. Businesses around the country were completely destroyed, many of which went out of business after, and an estimated 19 people died. At least 150 police officers were harmed across the country.
The FBI has not explained why its agents worked so many more hours after January 6 than they did during the BLM riots.
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