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ATLANTA, May 29 Sixteen months after the US Capitol was sacked by a pro-Trump mob chanting “hang Mike Pence,” the target of its fury is making nice with the Republican. ....
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. ....
A mob of President Trump’s supporters rushed barricades, scaled walls, brawled with police, and broke windows to storm the US Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, temporarily halting the congressional tallying of Electoral College votes that declare Joe Biden the next president, which resumed hours later. ....