The U.S. Capitol Police distanced itself from a Wednesday letter that purported to be from “anonymous” officers within the department who slammed GOP leadership for opposing a potential commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The letter featured a USCP logo, though it was not an official statement from the department, a spokesperson said. Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, issued the document and claimed it included words from “unnamed officers (who remain anonymous because they are afraid of retribution for speaking out).”

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