Monday, June 14, 2021

THE CAPITOL INSURRECTION - Congressional Report and Related

"Congressional report details security failures during U.S. Capitol attackPBS NewsHour 6/8/2021

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SUMMARY:  The first congressional report detailing what went wrong on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol was released on Tuesday.  The 128-page bipartisan Senate document recounts significant intelligence and security failures leading up to and on the day of the attack - as well as a list of recommendations.  Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to walk us through the details.

 

 

"Sen. Klobuchar: ‘There was just no preparation’ for Jan 6 insurrectionPBS NewsHour 6/8/2021

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SUMMARY:  Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D] chairs the rules committee that released Tuesday’s bipartisan Senate report on the security failures surrounding the Capitol insurrection in a joint effort with a Homeland Security committee.  She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss some of the findings of the report.

 

 

"U.S. Capitol Police officer gives firsthand account of Jan 6 attackPBS NewsHour 6/9/2021

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SUMMARY:  A day after the release of a Senate report detailing the widespread security failures in the Jan 6 Capitol riot, we spoke with one of the police officers on the scene that day.  Officer James Blassingame, a 17-year veteran of the Capitol Police who is involved in a civil lawsuit against former President Trump, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss his experiences when a violent mob stormed the Capitol.



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