The vote would target USCP interim chief Yogananda Pittman, who was promoted to the highest office of the agency after Steven Sunder’s resignation following the insurrection. At least four additional chiefs could be the target of any vote of no confidence, the three sources said.
A source told CNN that Pittman was the chief operating officer that day and “never took control of the radio or commanded officers what to do anyway”.
A Capitol police source said representatives of the USCP Labor Committee, the union representing grassroots officers, visited the section’s call lists to measure officers’ temperature on the potential vote of no confidence.
Another source within the department said there was likely to be a vote of no confidence for senior leadership. “The base of this department has no faith in any of our bosses, especially those who were here on January 6,” the source told CNN.
A Capitol Police spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.
Union president Gus Papathanasiou told CNN that no vote is taking place. “Officials have asked for a vote of no confidence since 6 January,” said Papathanasiou. “At the moment, we haven’t started a vote of censure. That doesn’t mean we can’t think about it. There is a big difference.”
Officials told CNN that they felt abandoned and betrayed by the department’s leadership.
Prior to his appointment, Pittman served as chief of intelligence operations since October 2019. In this role, Pittman was responsible for the security and protection of the U.S. Capitol, members of Congress, Congressional officials and Capitol visitors, including the detection of any threat and its prevention.
This story was updated with further developments on Tuesday.