DOJ nows says Kamala Harris was not in the Capitol during attack: report

Kamala Harris was not present at the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th attack, the Department of Justice has revealed in court, Politico reported Thursday.

At the time, Vice President-elect Harris was also a member of the U.S. Senate and would vote later in the day to confirm the Electoral Vote act.

"[T]he government incorrectly stated that Vice President-Elect Harris was present in the U.S. Capitol at the time of the attack," prosecutors wrote in a court filing. "In fact, Vice President-Elect Harris was not present at that particular time, though she was present earlier in the day and was present later that day."

Harris left the building following a Senate Intelligence Committee briefing.

"Although the mistake may have limited legal significance, it's an indication that even some fundamental facts about the insurrection remain murky — such as, where was the vice president-elect and why did she leave the Capitol? Harris is one of the two Secret Service protectees who was in the building that day. [Mike] Pence was the other," Politico noted. "It's unclear why DOJ included the erroneous information in the first place and continued to do so for months."