U.S. Capitol Now More Vulnerable As a Result of Wednesday's Mob Attack, Former DHS Official
US Capitol Now More Vulnerable As a Result of Wednesday’s Mob Attack, Former DHS Official Says A lack of coordination among authorities was evident and will make securing the seat of legislature harder. The mob assault on the U.S. Capitol marked the worst assault on the building that is, perhaps, most closely associated with the U.S. government since August 24, 1814, when British soldiers led by Vice Adm. Sir Alexander Cockburn entered the building by force and set fire to all they surveyed. One former senior DHS official said Wednesday’s events publicized a terrible lack of plann...