First Capitol Riot Hearing Only Raised More Questions About Jan. 6

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The lack of answers was due, in part, to the questions that the former security officials were asked, but also because all three were intent on blaming each other for the breach.

Deputy Politics Editor

Published Feb. 23 2021 5:21PM EST

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Nearly seven weeks after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the people tasked with protecting the building on Jan. 6 testified for the first time about the failures that allowed a pro-Trump mob to overrun the seat of American government in an unprecedented disruption of democracy.

But nearly every answer...

Sam Brodey

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First Capitol Riot Hearing Only Raised More Questions About Jan. 6

The lack of answers was due, in part, to the questions that the former security officials were asked, but also because all three were intent on blaming each other for the breach.

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