FOIA: Planning and Execution for the January 6, 2021 Violent Attack at the U.S. Capitol

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Nate Jones, Request Number 2021-FOIA-02460 has been assigned to the request you submitted in relation to: Request description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All permit applications submitted for any protest, marches, parades or other large public gatherings between Friday, January 1, 2021 and Sunday, January 31, 2021.

All emails or any other form of written communication regarding protest, marches, parades or other large public gatherings between Friday, January 1, 2021 and Sunday, January 31, 2021.

All emails or any other form of written communication, planning, preparation and execution documents generated regarding your agency’s involvement in the Wednesday, January 6, 2021 violent attack at the United States Capitol.

All emails or any other form of written communication, planning, preparation and execution documents generated regarding the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a representative of the news media affiliated with cable news network Newsy.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Nate Jones

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Dear Mr. Jones,
Hope this message finds you well.
I just attempted to call you today, Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the following number 617-299-1832. I would like to discuss the FOIA request you submitted (2021-FOIA-02460). Could you please give me a call at the following: 202-671-0671.
Thank you,
Cristina Sacco

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Nate Jones,
Your request has been received by the DC Government FOIA Portal. The request has been assigned tracking # '2022-FOIA-00403' in relation to: Request Description: Please log into your account in https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and review your submission.
Thank you,
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Good Afternoon,

You are receiving this email because you submitted a FOIA request to the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency concerning the insurrection on January 6, 2021. The DC Government received overlapping FOIA and investigatory requests about the attack on the U.S. Capitol. We are providing all relevant investigatory bodies and FOIA requesters the opportunity to receive the results of an all-encompassing search of District-wide emails concerning January 6, 2021. The details of the search that was conducted are listed below. We are offering to provide the results of that search in place of the FOIA request you submitted. The results of this search will almost certainly be broader than your initial FOIA request, and it will include an in-depth review of the District emails concerning the attack on January 6, 2021.

A unique link to this production for your FOIA request has been provided below and is available for download. If you do not believe this production to be responsive to your FOIA request, please respond within 30 days clarifying the search details. If we do not hear from you within 30 days, we will assume this broader production was acceptable and close out your FOIA request.

Your Production link: https://app.box.com/s/v8aqblkgx6sjx0ujzfg5owirhqblfqdp

In addition to the search results conducted we are also providing the following documents that were provided to the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee which concern the insurrection:

* District of Columbia Response to Senate Bipartisan Committee Letter;
* Mayor Bower's Letter to Major General William J. Walker Requesting DC National Guard Support for Jan 6, 2021 First Amendment Demonstrations; and
* HSEMA Letter to Major General William J. Walker Requesting DC National Guard Support for Jan 5-6, 2021 First Amendment Demonstrations.

Details of Email Search Conducted:

* Search #1: Involves a search of documents and communications received, prepared, or sent between December 19, 2020, and January 6, 2021, by employees or officials in the Office of the Mayor or any of its components, offices, or directorates, including the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ) relating to the counting of the Electoral College vote on January 6, 2021, or the potential for demonstrations, violence, or attacks in the National Capital Region on or around January 6, 2021;

* Date Range for Search #1: 12/19/20-1/6/21

* Search #2: Involves a search of documents and communications received, prepared, or sent between January 7, 2021, and January 20, 2021, by employees or officials in the Office of the Mayor or any of its components, offices, or directorates, including the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency(HSEMA), Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ) relating to the aftermath of January 6, 2021.

* Date Range for Search #2: 1/7/21- 1/20/21

Federal Domain Names Searched:

* U.S. Capitol Police- @uscp.gov
* Federal Bureau of Investigation- @fbi.gov
* Department of Justice- @usdoj.gov
* Department of Defense- @mail.mil
* Army- @us.army.mil
* National Guard- .mil@mail.mil<mailto:.mil@mail.mil>
* Department of Homeland Security- @dhs.gov
* US Secret Service- @usss.dhs.gov
* National Park Services- @nps.gov

Mailboxes Searched:

1. EOM Mailboxes:

Mayor- Muriel Bowser

Chief of Staff- John Falcicchio

Deputy Chief of Staff- Tomas Talamante

Special Assistant to the DCOS- Zoel Stackhouse

Communications Team- LaToya Foster, Susana Castillo, Stephanie Black, Benjamin Fritsch

General Counsel- Betsy Cavendish

Director of Scheduling and Advance - Jason Fink

2. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Mailboxes:

MPD Police Chief - Robert J. Contee, III

MPD Chief of Staff - Matt Bromeland

Acting Chief of Homeland Security Bureau- Jeffery Carroll

MPD Special Operational Division (SOD)- Robert Glover

Operations Manager Joint Strategic and Tactical Analysis Command Center - Carolyn Montagna

MPD Intelligence Division - Guillermo Rivera

MPD Intelligence Branch - Shane Lamond

Former MPD Police Chief- Peter Newsham

3. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) Mailboxes:

HSEMA Director- Dr. Christopher Rodriguez

HSEMA Deputy Director - Carrie Speranza

HSEMA- Chief of Homeland Security- Dr. Donell Harvin

4. Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ) Mailboxes:

Interim Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice - Dr. Roger Mitchell, Jr.

Chief of Staff, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Justice - Helder Gil

Thank you,

WHITNEY BOWEN ABRAMS
HSEMA FOIA Officer
Mobile: 202-594-7430
hsema.foia@dc.gov<mailto:hsema.foia@dc.gov>
hsema.dc.gov<http://hsema.dc.gov/>

Washington, DC joins Moms Demand Action to recognize National Gun Violence Survivors Week - Feb. 1-7, 2022. Read and share stories and experiences of survivors and community members at momentsthatsurvive.org<https://momentsthatsurvive.org/> and visit the Gun Violence Memorial Project<https://www.nbm.org/exhibition/gvmp/> at the National Building Museum . #GVSurvivorsWeek #BBDC

Good afternoon Nate,

This emails serves to inform you that your FOIA request 2022-FOIA-00403 will be closed today due to a lack of response on your end. We attempted to reach you on 2/2/22 and 2/14/22 at the email and phone number you provided on your FOIA request, and left a voicemail for your attention.

As indicated below, we are providing you with results from a larger all-encompassing 1/6 FOIA search, which overlaps with your FOIA request. You can access this production here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s0iVqqRYGCHVK7fW177rnry0mBJqXdgt?usp=sharing

Do let me know if you are having any technical difficulties accessing the link.
Best,

Cristina Sacco
Associate General Counsel
Executive Office of the Mayor
Office of the General Counsel
202-727-0872 (Office)
202-617-0671 (Cell)

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL March 2, 2022 Nate Jones
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Somerville, MA 02144 Re: 2022-FOIA-00403 Dear Mr. Jones This is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to the Executive Office of the Mayor (“EOM”) received January 11, 2021. In response to your FOIA request, EOM offered to provide you with access to an all-encompassing search of District-wide emails concerning the insurrection on January 6, 2021. The results of this search are broader, but overlap with your request. I have attempted to reach you on 2/2/22 and 2/14/22, at the email and phone number you provided on your FOIA request, to receive a response from you about whether you would accept or reject the larger 1/6 production. Over the course of thirty (30) days I have not heard back from you for these reasons, your FOIA will be closed due to a lack of response on your end. In place of your FOIA request, I have provided you with access to the larger 1/6 production at the email address listed on your FOIA request.  I have determined that documents and portions of documents in the larger 1/6 production that have been sent to you should be withheld pursuant to: 2-534(a)(2), “Personal Privacy” - Information of a personal nature where the public disclosure thereof would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; 2-534(a)(3)(A)(i), "Investigatory Records/Enforcement Proceedings" - Investigatory records compiled for law-enforcement purposes, including the records of Council investigations and investigations conducted by the Office of Police Complaints, but only to the extent that the production of such records would interfere with Enforcement proceedings; 2-534(a)(3)(E), "Investigatory Records/ Investigative Techniques" - Investigatory records compiled for law-enforcement purposes, including the records of Council investigations and investigations conducted by the Office of Police Complaints, but only to the extent that the production of such records would disclose investigative techniques and procedures not generally known outside of the government; 2-534(a)(3)(F), "Investigative Records/Endanger Law-Enforcement Personnel" - Investigatory records compiled for law-enforcement purposes, including the records of Council investigations and investigations conducted by the Office of Police Complaints, but only to the extent that the production of such records would endanger the life or physical safety of law-enforcement personnel; 2-534(a)(10), “Emergency Response Plan” - Any specific response plan, including any District of Columbia response plan, as that term is defined in § 7-2301(1), and any specific vulnerability assessment, either of which is intended to prevent or to mitigate an act of terrorism, as that term is defined in § 22-3152(1); and 2-534(e), Deliberative process privilege, attorney work-product privilege, and/or attorney-client privilege. Please know that, under D.C. Official Code § 2-537 and 1 DCMR 412, you have the right to appeal this letter to the Mayor or to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  If you elect to appeal to the Mayor, your appeal must be in writing and contain “Freedom of Information Act Appeal” or “FOIA Appeal” in the subject line of the letter as well as on the outside of the envelope.  The appeal must include (1) a copy of the original request; (2) a copy of any written denial; (3) a statement of the circumstances, reasons, and/or arguments advanced in support of disclosure; and (4) a daytime telephone number, and e-mail and/or U.S. Mail address at which you can be reached.  The appeal must be mailed to: The Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA Appeal, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 407, Washington, DC 20004.  Electronic versions of the same information can instead be e-mailed to foia.appeals@dc.gov.  Further, a copy of all appeal materials must be forwarded to the Freedom of Information Officer of the involved agency or to the agency head of that agency if there is no designated Freedom of Information Officer there.  Failure to follow these administrative steps will result in delay in the processing and commencement of a response to your appeal to the Mayor. Sincerely, Cristina Sacco FOIA Officer, Executive Office of the Mayor

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Nate Jones, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2022-FOIA-00403 Description: Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:All permit applications submitted for any protest, marches, parades or other large public gatherings between Friday, January 1, 221 and Sunday, January 31, 221.All emails or any other form of written communication regarding protest, marches, parades or other large public gatherings between Friday, January 1, 221 and Sunday, January 31, 221.All emails or any other form of written communication, planning, preparation and execution documents generated regarding your agency’s involvement in the Wednesday, January 6, 221 violent attack at the United States Capitol.All emails or any other form of written communication, planning, preparation and execution documents generated regarding the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 2, 221. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/221 To 1/15/221) Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Nate Jones, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2021-FOIA-02460 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:All permit applications submitted for any protest, marches, parades or other large public gatherings between Friday, January 1, 221 and Sunday, January 31, 221.All emails or any other form of written communication regarding protest, marches, parades or other large public gatherings between Friday, January 1, 221 and Sunday, January 31, 221.All emails or any other form of written communication, planning, preparation and execution documents generated regarding your agency’s involvement in the Wednesday, January 6, 221 violent attack at the United States Capitol.All emails or any other form of written communication, planning, preparation and execution documents generated regarding the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 2, 221.In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a representative of the news media affiliated with cable news network Newsy.The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Nate JonesUpload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
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