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Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Attack

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6 Questions Officials Haven’t Answered After Weeks Of Capitol Attack Hearings 6 Questions Officials Haven’t Answered After Weeks Of Capitol Attack Hearings
6 Questions Officials Haven’t Answered After Weeks Of Capitol Attack Hearings After two weeks of congressional hearings, it remains unclear how a rampaging mob of rioters managed to breach one of the most sacred bastions of American democracy on Jan. 6. During more than 15 hours of testimony, lawmakers listened to a cacophony of competing explanations as officials stumbled over themselves to explain how America’s national security, defense, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies allowed a homegrown enemy to put an entire branch of government in danger during the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The continuing questions surrounding the attack have prompted calls for a …

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by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan for Propublica