They not only violate the laws they also violated their solemn oath. But any officer that went beyond that in terms of going through that Capitol, being part of the mob and entering that Capitol and committing any other crime.Īnd I would add that unlike some of the insurrectionists that we saw, police officers took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States, to abide by the rule of law. And so any officer that might have gone to former President Trump's rally, that's within their rights. Look police officers have the same First Amendment rights as others. I mean, for example, does a police officer, a Houston police officer, have a right to attend a rally?ĪCEVEDO: Yeah, absolutely. SIMON: Well, let me understand how you see that law, Chief.
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And now we have to try to continue our investigation identifying the other officers across the country that may have been there and everyone else because they all need to be held accountable, and they need to be held accountable to the full extent of the law. The thought that one of our police officers - or any police officer, for that matter - whether or not they participated in violence, whether or not they participated in the destruction of property, to think that they could be part of a mob - in a mob that many people were set on sedition or even maybe murder - it's just flabbergasting. But what's your reaction?ĪCEVEDO: Well, I was incredulous. He denies committing any acts of violence. SIMON: As I don't have to tell you, one of your officers has been detained, Tam Pham, an 18-year veteran of the force. Chief, thanks so much for being with us.ĪRT ACEVEDO: Hey, thank you, Mr. We're joined now by Chief Art Acevedo, chief of police at the Houston Police Department.
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Now security officials must also try to figure out how to root out extremism within their ranks. Some of the white supremacist conspiracy theorists and neo-Nazis so far identified seem to be among the very people we rely on to protect the public - police officers, firefighters, some current and former military members. Capitol has prompted FBI and local law enforcement agencies to try to identify those who participated in the assault.
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