Officials who were in charge of Capitol security at the time of last month's riot have testified that missed intelligence was to blame for the failure to anticipate the violent mob
WASHINGTON Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election…
The former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police has told lawmakers that he learned only after the attack that his officers had received a report from the FBI that forecast, in detail, the chances that extremists could commit “war” in Washington.
Testifying publicly for the first time about the Jan. 6 insurrection, former security officials are poised to cast blame on the Pentagon, the intelligence.
Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for deadly breach
U.S. Capitol attack security failings investigated By MARY CLARE JALONICK | February 23, 2021 at 5:56 AM EST - Updated February 23 at 10:27 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) â Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defendersâ failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election on Jan. 6, the officials who were in charge of security that day said Tuesday in their first public testimony on the insurrection.
The officials, including the former chief of the Capitol Police, pointed their fingers at various federal agencies â and each other â for their failure to defend the building as supporters of then-President Donald Trump overwhelmed security barriers, broke windows and doors and sent lawmakers fleeing from the House and Senate chambers. Five people died as a result of the riot, including a Capitol Police officer and a w