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Re:A physical breach is a nightmare scenario for Capitol IT by meragrin_ on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:12PM (#25678969)
Last I heard, it still had not been determined who shot her. What makes you think the Secret Service was involved? They don't typically protect Congress.
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Re:A physical breach is a nightmare scenario for Capitol IT by huntermeyer on Thursday January 07, 2021 @08:44PM (#25680351)
The guy that shot her was wearing a suit without any clear badging. This looks like Secret Service who may have been on VP Pence detail.

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Re:A physical breach is a nightmare scenario for Capitol IT by the__alchemist on Thursday January 07, 2021 @08:52PM (#25680417)
Secret Service protect high-profile Congressmen and Senators. For example: Former first-ladies, presidential candidates, and others as appropriate. Hillary Clinton, for example, had an entourage of secret service agents wherever she went, including in the Capitol. Same with Obama leading up to the election.

TLDR: It's likely there are secret service members in the Captiol at any given time.

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Re:A physical breach is a nightmare scenario for Capitol IT by c_r_w on Friday January 08, 2021 @06:15PM (#25691768)
It does seem to have been a plainclothes USCP officer per new reporting. I had read possibly erroneous reports that he was part of Pence's detail.
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