NEW: There are some disastrous aspects of what went wrong with security on Jan. 6, but it all seemed to culminate in this 2:28 p.m. conference call, when the Pentagon heard pleas for help — and didn't respond for hours.
Per Sund:
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Per Sund:
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When you hear lawmakers like Sen. Johnson suggest that the armed insurrection wasn't an armed insurrection, recall former Capitol Police Chief Sund's description:
"These criminals came prepared for war."
"These criminals came prepared for war."
In unannounced testimony at Senate hearing, Capitol Police Captain Mendoza describes experience of facing the Jan. 6 rioters.
She notes rioters deployed "Military grade CS gas" inside the Capitol and received chemical burns to her face.
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She notes rioters deployed "Military grade CS gas" inside the Capitol and received chemical burns to her face.
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UPDATE: Officials tasked with protecting the Capitol on Jan. 6 say a mess of conflicting orders and unanswered calls culminated in an hours-long delay by the Pentagon in deploying guard troops to quell the insurrection.
The latest:
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The latest:
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Sund, Irving and Stenger say they never received a Jan. 5 FBI intel report that warned of protesters preparing for "war" on Jan. 6. Sund says it was sent to a Capitol Police intel committee and never was sent up the chain.
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SUND emphasizes that the Jan. 5 FBI intel report was "raw" intelligence based on a social media post. politico.com/news/2021/02/2…
SUND says the insurrectionists appeared to use pipe bombs to draw officers away from the Capitol and attacked 20 minutes before Trump's speech ended, knowing police would be at less-than-full strength.
CONTEE says they used hand signals and radio gear.
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CONTEE says they used hand signals and radio gear.
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CONTEE says he was "stunned" that the Army didn't respond to Sund's plea for aid with an immediate "yes."
He had just seend "officers out there literally fighting for their lives, and we’re kind of going through what seemed like an exercise to kind of check the boxes."
He had just seend "officers out there literally fighting for their lives, and we’re kind of going through what seemed like an exercise to kind of check the boxes."
We have our first major conflict:
SUND insists he requested national guard approval from the House sergeant at arms at 1:09 pm
IRVING says he was on the House floor at this time, didn't get a request until after 2pm. politico.com/news/2021/02/2…
SUND insists he requested national guard approval from the House sergeant at arms at 1:09 pm
IRVING says he was on the House floor at this time, didn't get a request until after 2pm. politico.com/news/2021/02/2…
Sen. JOHNSON, who has questioned whether Jan. 6 was an "armed insurrection," is now asking the security officials what he makes of one professor's opinion that the riots were ignited by provocateurs, that Trump rally attendees were "positive" and not likely to riot.
SUND: "Yes, I certainly do regret resigning."
Why congressional hearings are ineffective for serious investigation.
ROSEN, as her time runs out, to SUND: "Be brief because this is very important."
ROSEN, as her time runs out, to SUND: "Be brief because this is very important."
And underscoring this further, just as Rosen asks an important question about preparations for potential violence on March 4, another date on the Qanon calendar, Klobuchar says they have to move on because Sen. Warner was ready to ask questions via video.
SUND says the RNC pipe bomb was found by a committee employee who called it in to the police. politico.com/news/2021/02/2…
One indisputable takeaway from this hearing: Many lawmakers aren't sure whether it's "sergeant at arms" (correct) or "sergeant of arms" (incorrect).
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