During an interview with Just The News, U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) confirmed the authenticity of a GoPro video that was released in March. The video captured the involvement of an undercover D.C. Metropolitan Police officer, who can be observed inciting illegal activity. Loudermilk stated, “We know that it is one of their officers and at one point he is encouraging, and it appears he’s encouraging, he’s definitely helping people climb the scaffolding, and he’s telling them ‘go, go, go.’”
“Why is an officer encouraging people to climb the scaffolding and go into the Capitol? And secondly, why did the MPD Metropolitan Police support department decide to put undercover officers in the crowd? Was there intelligence that they had that was or was not passed on to the Capitol Police and what did the Capitol police do with that evidence, if they got it?” he added.
The shocking video shows an undercover MPD officer, dressed in civilian clothing, scaling construction scaffolding and actively encouraging fellow protestors to follow suit. In the footage, he can be heard shouting phrases like “go, go, go” and “keep moving,” while individuals stand on a ledge outside the Capitol pavilion, encouraging them to advance towards the building.
The footage was obtained after January 6 defendant William Pope of Topeka, Kansas filed a motion on February 21. “While my descriptions of the undercover MPD officers are accurate, the media and the public should not have to rely on my descriptions alone,” Pope wrote.
“It is in the interests of justice that this exhibit in support of my motion be seen by all.”
On May 16, Loudermilk sent a letter to the Chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police, seeking further details regarding the presence of undercover assets that day. Additionally, he requested access to all body-camera footage captured during the event and “all officer and department after action reports and after incident reports concerning the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.”
He also requested “a list identifying all MPD officers on duty on January 6, 2021, who were engaged in activities concerning the restoration of civil order at or concerning the U.S. Capitol Complex, including their unit and any information on their assignment, and whether they were in uniform or plain clothes in their role as a law enforcement officer on January 6, 2021.”
