TEXAS – A Houston police officer who recently resigned after it was found that participated in the riots in the capital of the United States two weeks ago , tried to erase photos showing him inside the Capitol.
According to court documents, Tam Pham, a veteran of 18 years with the Houston Police, he admitted to having been in Washington DC for “business reasons”, but denied that he attended the event where President Donald Trump gave a speech on January 6 prior to the riots.
FBI agents received consent from Pham to review the photos on his cell phone and discovered that there were no images of his trip to Washington, according to court documents.
The agents continued investigating and found a deleted folder containing photos and videos of Pham inside the Capitol during the riots.
Pham was informed that it is a crime to lie to them. FBI people and that’s when the ex-cop admitted that he followed the crowd heading to the Capitol after Trump’s speech.
Attached to the court documents are photos of Pham in the Rotunda of the Capitol and with a Trump flag 2020 next to a statue of President Gerald Ford.
Pham faces charges for trespassing on a building restricted and for violent conduct in federal territory.
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