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6 Highlights From Congress’ First Hearing on Capitol Riot They were planning on our agency not being at full strength at that time, former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies Tuesday about rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. (Photo: Erin Scott/Getty Images)
Former and current officials responsible for securing the U.S. Capitol fielded questions Tuesday from senators about how the Jan. 6 rioters could have breached the building.
Two Senate committees held the first such oversight hearing about a mob’s ability to storm the Capitol, apparently to prevent a joint session of Congress from counting and certifying the Electoral College votes sealing Democratic challenger Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump.
Testifying for the first time about the insurrection at the US Capitol, former security officials blamed faulty intelligence for the disastrous failure to anticipate the violent intentions of the mob that invaded the building and interrupted the certification of the US presidential election.
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WASHINGTON – Senators are questioning the current and former leaders of four law enforcement agencies about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The hearing before two Senate committees is the officials first public testimony about the deadly riots.
Meanwhile, senators are also holding confirmation hearings for several of President Joe Biden s nominees: attorney general nominee Merrick Garland, Interior secretary nominee Deb Haaland and Health and Human Services secretary nominee Xavier Becerra. The Senate is also slated to vote on the confirmation of Linda Thomas Greenfield for United Nations ambassador.