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."
DOJ's error is a bit of a mystery. Harris acknowledged as far back as January that she wasn't in the Capitol during the attack.\n\nBut DOJ included the erroneous language in indictments and filings for months.https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/04/doj-kamala-harris-jan-6-519505\u00a0\u2026— Kyle Cheney (@Kyle Cheney) 1636043184
