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Two years after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, we’re still piecing together what happened that day and why, and how to hold those who participated responsible. The spotlight of the January 6 Committee’s investigations was on the primary, big-name instigators of the insurrection — and rightfully so. But there’s another side to the equation. Why were the Capitol Police so unprepared to meet the violence that descended on them that day? Because of whistleblowers inside the force, we’re coming to understand what happened — but those truthtellers are being punished for coming forward.
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The Capitol Police’s singular mission is to protect Congress. But they were virtually defenseless against the violence that descended on the Capitol on January 6 — despite knowing about the threat of an attack for many weeks prior.
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