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WASHINGTON —  The riotous assault on the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and nearly paralyzed the federal government has spurred congressional leaders to demand a “robust” inquiry into the “mind-boggling” failure of national security. “They could have blown the place up. They could have killed us all,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters this week as he demanded answers. Yet congressional leaders need not look far for accountability. Congress itself is both client and overseer of the secretive agency whose procedures and actions have been kept under wraps for decades...

Lawmakers want accountability from Capitol Police. But for years, they also rebuffed transparency efforts [Los Angeles Times] The riotous assault on the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and nearly paralyzed the federal government has spurred congressional leaders to demand a “robust” inquiry into the “mind-boggling” failure of national security. “They could have blown the place up. They could have killed us all,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters this week as he demanded answers. Yet congressional leaders need not look far for accountability. Congress itself is both clie...

>> Katie Benner, The New York Times Published: 13 Dec 2020 11:49 AM BdST Updated: 13 Dec 2020 11:49 AM BdST The Department of Justice in Washington, July 11, 2020. The New York Times Since President Donald Trump took office, the Justice Department has been under sustained attack as he questioned whether the lawyers and investigators who serve the country were loyalists who supported his personal agenda or traitors who should be rooted out and fired. "); } But under President-elect Joe Biden, the department’s former and current employees hope that his pick for attorney general will shield...