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‘Does Anybody Have a Plan?’ Senate Report Details Jan. 6 Security Failures.

Posted on AllSides June 8th, 2021
From The Left
US Congress, Capitol Chaos, Capitol Security, US Intelligence

Top federal intelligence agencies failed to adequately warn law enforcement officials before the Jan. 6 riot that pro-Trump extremists were threatening violence, including plans to “storm the Capitol,” infiltrate its tunnel system and “bring guns,” according to a new report by two Senate committees that outlines large-scale failures that contributed to the deadly assault.

An F.B.I. memo on Jan. 5 warning of people traveling to Washington for “war” at the Capitol never made its way to top law enforcement officials. The Capitol Police failed to widely circulate information from its...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/us/capitol-riot-security.html

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