Senator Wants ‘Full Accounting’ of ‘Highly Concerning’ Capitol Police Failures, Delayed Jan. 6 Evacuations

Congress owes the American people “a full accounting” of the critical delay in evacuating lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
Reacting to an investigation by The Epoch Times that showed the U.S. Capitol Police’s No. 2 commander never responded to a USCP lieutenant who repeatedly asked for authorization to evacuate the U.S. Senate, Johnson said it’s another example of the need for answers related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol building.
“I’ve sent numerous oversight letters to Capitol Police regarding the security failures on January 6th,” Johnson, the ranking Republican member of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, told The Epoch Times in a statement. “While I have received some information in response to my inquiries, many people responsible for security on that day have repeatedly failed to cooperate.”…}

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