FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, police stand guard after holding off rioters who tried to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. Hundreds of emails, texts, photos and documents obtained by the Associated Press show how a patchwork of law enforcement agencies from all directions tried to give support as protesters poured into town. But a lack of coordination and adequate planning left the Capitol vulnerable, and resulted in a deadly_and potentially avoidable_breach.
The AP obtained the materials through 35 Freedom of Information Act requests to law enforcement agencies that responded to the Capitol insurrection. Arlington’s acting police chief Andy Penn said they’d send help for the “planned and unplanned first amendment activities,” according to emails.warning that militia members, white supremacists and other extremists were heading to Washington to target Congress in what they saw as a “last stand” to support President Donald Trump.Federal agencies not responding were also preparing for potential violence. On Jan. 4, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said staff should try to telework for the week.
One question they are looking to answer is why the Capitol Police didn’t have more help on hand early in the day, before the rally near the White House devolved into insurrection at the Capitol. “No incidents at this time,” the email said. But then it warned, “The Proud Boys are threatening to shut down the water system in the downtown area, which includes government facilities.”
The officers tracked them across the city and at 12:57 p.m. a message read, “Large group just breached the USCP barricade on the West Front,” referring to the Capitol Police barriers on west side of the Capitol Building. Officers in the Virginia suburb of Vienna were already on edge two days before the Capitol breach after a video of a small, half-hour protest at the home of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley __ a Trump supporter __ attracted more than 100,000 pageviews.
At 3:10 p.m. on Jan. 6, Fairfax County’s deputy county executive, Dave Rohrer, emailed more than 25 county officials: “Subject: Awareness - Police Mutual Aid Request U.S. Capitol Police.”The U.S. Capitol had been breached, he said.
Jan 6 attempted coup: Arrest and prosecute the domestic terrorists, funders, organizers, ringleaders, aiders, abettors and kingpins as soon as possible. TimothyDSnyder & maddow re need for a commission to document the facts of the Jan 6 attempted coup.
And yet Republicans do not give one single f*ck.
anthonyted typo in the link
Republicans' only regret is that their insurrection did not succeed.
And months of rioting and deaths in US cities including the Capitol received cutting edge “mostly peaceful riots” reporting. The media truly slants information to suit the narrative
Shots fired? You mean from the one gun the FBI found at the scene!
Why did the two cops commit suicide? No one is going there? WTF? There has to be something serious behind their act!!
CNN should have reported it as a 'mostly peaceful protest ' 😂🤣😝
Nice hypeline ya dip
Can we see the documents?
Bumpkin. . .NO GUNS WERE FOUND IN THE CAPITOL AND THE ONLY SHOTS FIRED WERE FROM CAPITOL POLICE AND SECRET SERVICE AGENTS WHO SHOT AN UNARMED FEMALE VETERAN. . .
now do a story about these 'protests'
“Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who tried to HURL herself through a broken interior window” haha nice journalism. Did you watch the video? nope ya didn’t. “Shots fired” there was ONE shot during the whole event and it killed a mostly peaceful protestergfys
Can anyone really explain why trump wasn’t impeached the 2nd time? I’m still stunned.
REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS FROM W/IN THE WHITE HOUSE TO ANY IN THE HOUSE OF REPS & US SENATE HELPING DOMESTIC TERRORISTS DURING THE 'TRUMP INSURRECTION' MUST BE 'OUTED'! THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR SEDITIOUS ACTIONS!!!
I still don't understand why more people were not shot! I guess if they were trying to say Black Lives Matter Trump would have had them shot but since Trump and the rioters were trying to overthrow our government by killing Senators the republicans didn't want rubber bullets.
why was none of this used during the impeachment?
Shots fired inside Wow, who got shot?
Please. Stop. Stop bombing brown people overseas.
Paint Trumpers brown and you can call them ISIS. There are very few differences between the groups.
Keep digging
Water system? Flint, MI still doesn’t have one btw
With ample evidences, the GOPs' in the Senate freed the key actor of the violence.
The FULL TRUTH Must Come Out! Jan6thCommission! SpeakerPelosi SenSchumer
ANTIFA TERRORISM attack and BLM riot in the summer of 2020 and most of the time in the past years was inspired by Democratic Party leaders and made the major cities chaos. Sad.
Hey, is that guy with the horns still on a hunger strike because he only eats organic food or did they cave in on that one? 😷
I'm glad he didn't come back and I hope he can't run in 2024
good luck
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