These new details about the deadly riot are contained in a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use that was obtained by The Associated Press and vetted by current and former government officials.
The timeline adds another layer of understanding about the state of fear and panic while the insurrection played out, and lays bare the inaction by then-President Donald Trump and how that void contributed to a slowed response by the military and law enforcement. It shows that the intelligence missteps, tactical errors and bureaucratic delays were eclipsed by the government’s failure to comprehend the scale and intensity of a violent uprising by its own citizens.
With Trump not engaged, it fell to Pentagon officials, a handful of senior White House aides, the leaders of Congress and the vice president holed up in a secure bunker to manage the chaos.
While the timeline helps to crystalize the frantic character of the crisis, the document, along with hours of sworn testimony, provides only an incomplete picture about how the insurrection could have advanced with such swift and lethal force, interrupting the congressional certification of Joe Biden as president and delaying the peaceful transfer of power, the hallmark of American democracy.
LET'S CUT THRU THE B.S. AND CALL IT FOR WHAT IT WAS....AN INSURRECTION. Riot is such an
affront to one's intelligence....the gov. could NOT TRANSFER POWER, because of a void left by TRUMP.
IT WAS PURPOSEFUL,deliberate and deadly,compliments of a "king" who was dethroned.
These new details about the deadly riot are contained in a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use that was obtained by The Associated Press and vetted by current and former government officials.
AND U THINK IT WAS A NOTHING BURGER!
Deadly riot? Technically yes. But compared to most riots, it wasn't very deadly. Try Burma for deadly riots. I did see a story that one of the Capitol police is facing homicide charges for shooting a protestor.
Deadly in that way?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
Well, yes. He shot her in cold blood. He should be in prison if we have any kind of justice system left. Otherwise the riots were only deadly because of the excitement apparently. Oh, and an amphetamine overdose... Does anyone really believe that they are not withholding the medical examiner’s report on Sicknick because it says he died of bear spray? That would have been plastered all over every propaganda rag like the New York Times every day for a month if that were the finding. I’m thinking it says natural causes and nobody wants to eat crow after the ridiculous spectacle they made. They should have waited for the report before cracking the eggs that they will be wearing all over their faces.
"DEADLY' is in reference to'' DEMOCRACY'' almost demise....when a country can not transfer power
PEACEFULLY,we have a banana republic....so,make light of the loss of our most sacred act. U (collectively)
might reflect on how close we came to destroying a way of life.
I am saying...when U walk thru the sacred halls of this government,YELLING,NANCY WHERE R U? AND
SEARCHING OUT A V.P. TO HANG AND DESTROYING,DISRESPECTING THE INNER SANCTUM OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.....there is a decided decision to revolt and cause a catastrophic
collapse of centuries old structure....a structure that has ALLOWED away of life that those around the globe
envied...UNTIL NOW.