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The Security Lapse at the Capitol Had Many Authors
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I also want to know more about any Congressmembers who may have given tours (at a time when tours of the Capitol Building just don’t happen due to COVID-19 concerns) of the Capitol Building and who their guests were. A number of the insurrectionists seemed a bit too familiar with the building’s layout for my comfort.
“The commander of the D.C. National Guard said the Pentagon restricted his authority ahead of the riot at the U.S. Capitol, requiring higher-level sign-off to respond that cost time as the events that day spiraled out of control.” — Well, what a coincidence! And who was in charge of the Pentagon at the time? Actually they haven’t said exactly when this change came down, but by the most amazing coincidence, just after Biden won the election (and Trump knew damned well he did), Trump fired Defense sec. Mark Esper and several of the most senior Pentagon officials and replaced them… Read more »
I believe the lack of a formal threat assessment from the agency that ought to have provided one was critical in de-focusing the security people. Lacking this, and the staff to provide an adequate substitute, no one wanted to stick his/her neck out. Just why that agency whiffed this is, of course, another Trump enigma.