Exclusive: How Officials Fear of Donald Trump Paralyzed Intelligence Agencies, Led to Capitol Riot
By William M. Arkin
From Left: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty; Olivier DOULIERY/AFP/Getty
The Department of Homeland Security looked the other way. So did the Pentagon. The FBI collected reports of violence and criminal activity but took no action. The U.S. Capitol Police wrote a threat assessment that President Trump s supporters were disappointed and desperate, that they might become violent. They were all monitoring social media. But only the District of Columbia government and police went on alert; no one else otherwise prepared. That s because government and military officials were afraid.
AllahpunditPosted at 2:40 pm on January 21, 2021
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All right, in fairness,
technically he’s never accused Trump of having “provoked” the attack at the rally on the morning of January 6.
But he did say the following on the House floor eight days ago.
Can you “bear responsibility” for an attack without having “provoked” it? I mean, I
guess, but…
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