GOP blames Dems and Capitol Police for failures on January 6

 National Review:

In the lead-up to the anticipated release of the January 6 committee’s final report on the U.S. Capitol riot, five Republicans who were denied seats on the committee released their own report Wednesday that largely blamed Democrats and Capitol Police leaders for security failures that left the building exposed to violence from former president Donald Trump’s supporters.

Questions about why the U.S. Capitol was unprepared were mostly ignored by the Democrat-led January 6th committee, according to the 141-page report, released by GOP representatives Jim Banks, Jim Jordan, Troy Nehls, Kelly Armstrong, and Rodney Davis. Their report appears to say little about Trump’s role in instigating the riot, a primary focus of the January 6 committee.

The GOP report found that the Capitol Police had obtained “sufficient information from an array of channels to anticipate and prepare for the violence that occurred.” But the Capitol was unprepared for a variety of reasons, “including internal politics and unnecessary bureaucracy.”

According to the report, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders were closely involved in the security decisions leading up to the riot, and Republicans were excluded from key meetings and conversations around House security.

The report looks at the role of then-House sergeant at arms Paul Irving, who was a member of the Capitol Police Board. It concludes that he “succumbed to political pressures” from Pelosi and Democratic leaders “and left Republicans out of important discussions related to security.”
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 There has been a tendency by many in the media to exaggerate the events of January 6, but this report also suggests that those responsible for defending the building were not up to the task.  They failed to heed the threat posed by some of the rioters.

See. also:

Jan. 6 Committee Fails Again and Proves It's All About the Drama With Latest Move

The committee was composed of a hanging jury that did not allow anyone on it but Trump haters. 

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