Were Intelligence Files Stolen By Rioters During The Capital Hill Riot?

Documents lie on the floor inside the Capitol. Tom Brandt via REUTERS 

Politico: Justice Department warns of national security fallout from Capitol Hill insurrection

Lawmakers are demanding a "full accounting" of what was taken as rioters ransacked congressional offices. 

The mob that rampaged inside the halls of Congress on Wednesday might have taken a lot more than Americans’ illusions of invulnerability. 

“National security equities” may have been among the records stolen from the Capitol on Wednesday when pro-Trump insurgents stormed the building and looted several congressional offices, the Justice Department said in a briefing Thursday. 

Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., said it will likely take “several days to flesh out exactly what happened, what was stolen, what wasn't,” noting that “items, electronic items were stolen from senators’ offices, documents and materials were stolen, and we have to identify what was done to mitigate that [damage].” 

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WNU Editor: I would not be surprised if some intelligence files are missing. I would also not be surprised if other documents .... including personal items .... were stolen.

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