Thu Jan 21, 2021, 10:41 AM

Rep. John Katko-R: US Capitol attack was 'much worse than people realized'

https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2021/01/rep-john-katko-us-capitol-attack-was-much-worse-than-people-realized.html

Washington – Rep. John Katko says he has received intelligence briefings that suggest the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol was more than a spontaneous attack by an angry mob.

Katko, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, said the briefings raised serious questions about how much planning went into the attack and the security lapses that allowed rioters to reach the House and Senate chambers.

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“There are a lot of unanswered questions here, from possible security lapses to who was involved and when they were involved,” Katko said. “We need to have a full stem to stern look back on this to see what happened, how it happened, the sequence of events, who contributed to it, and how we make sure it never happens again."

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Rep. John Katko-R: US Capitol attack was 'much worse than people realized' (Original post)	SheltieLover	Jan 2021	OP
Katko was a yes on impeachment	exboyfil	Jan 2021	#1
For sure!	SheltieLover	Jan 2021	#4
+1 n/t	area51	Jan 2021	#18
No we don't	DownriverDem	Jan 2021	#25
They had inside help. Cruz, Hawley, Booboo, Scaly Steve, Louie Gomer, etc. are culpable.	lagomorph777	Jan 2021	#2
Go higher up on that food chain	mercuryblues	Jan 2021	#32
Why would he hide from his own army?	lagomorph777	Jan 2021	#33
He stood on that stage like a	mercuryblues	Jan 2021	#34
This Mussolini wannabe was expecting the coup to work.	BarbD	Jan 2021	#38
Truth will out	malaise	Jan 2021	#3
Hopefully. I've always suspected that the gang of 8 and TPTB shield us and the world from	wiggs	Jan 2021	#5
Remember the briefing after the 2016 election...	Wounded Bear	Jan 2021	#10
yes...one of the things I was thinking of. exactly. 'ashen-faced' nt	wiggs	Jan 2021	#13
and the Iraqi torture briefings that left members visibly shaken	Evolve Dammit	Jan 2021	#28
I have thought that since Florida 2000	malaise	Jan 2021	#14
The dropping of dimes should begin soon.	OAITW r.2.0	Jan 2021	#12
Now that we know Michael Flynn's brother Charles was part of Capitol response.	sarcasmo	Jan 2021	#6
Absolutely!	SheltieLover	Jan 2021	#8
Branded	Marcuse	Jan 2021	#26
Dont forget the 3 congress men looking for a pardon	ace3csusm	Jan 2021	#31
I mean, wasn't the Benghazi main beef all about the delay in sending rescue forces from	BusyBeingBest	Jan 2021	#39
That was definitely more than just an "angry mob" of Trumpists...	Wounded Bear	Jan 2021	#7
Yes!	SheltieLover	Jan 2021	#11
There's no need for a Special Council, there's no conflict of interest with this administration.	SunSeeker	Jan 2021	#15
Some remind me	tiptonic	Jan 2021	#24
Someone remind me	tiptonic	Jan 2021	#27
He eventually replaced all the AUSAs as far as I know.	SunSeeker	Jan 2021	#35
Some may call it "treason". nt	oasis	Jan 2021	#9
Maybe that's why the turtle looked like a ghost and scared shitless yesterday.	KY_EnviroGuy	Jan 2021	#16
Could be!	SheltieLover	Jan 2021	#17
For Katko to come out with this is big	Dennis Donovan	Jan 2021	#19
Katko's also stunned tRump commuted the sentence of drug kingpin who orchestrated the 1990 murder of	ARPad95	Jan 2021	#22
This is bigger and more important than BENGHAZI.	safeinOhio	Jan 2021	#20
It pays to look in the rearview mirror while driving forward.	Harker	Jan 2021	#21
Then get your republican colleagues to acknowledge that publicly and apologize	matt819	Jan 2021	#23
This could have been a successful coup and a bloodbath of Congress. "We" were fortunate. n/t	Evolve Dammit	Jan 2021	#29
I hope no one is overly surprised by this.	BobTheSubgenius	Jan 2021	#30
We should not assume that some plans were not successful behind the visible MAGAt crowd.	Hermit-The-Prog	Jan 2021	#37
Hell, we've known this at DU since that night. It's good that it is being verified.	Ferrets are Cool	Jan 2021	#36

Response to SheltieLover (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 10:54 AM

exboyfil (17,735 posts)

1. Katko was a yes on impeachment

We could use more Republicans like him.

Rep. John Katko-R: US Capitol attack was 'much worse than people realized'

1. Katko was a yes on impeachment

4. For sure!

18. +1 n/t

25. No we don't

2. They had inside help. Cruz, Hawley, Booboo, Scaly Steve, Louie Gomer, etc. are culpable.

32. Go higher up on that food chain

33. Why would he hide from his own army?

34. He stood on that stage like a

38. This Mussolini wannabe was expecting the coup to work.

3. Truth will out

5. Hopefully. I've always suspected that the gang of 8 and TPTB shield us and the world from

10. Remember the briefing after the 2016 election...

13. yes...one of the things I was thinking of. exactly. 'ashen-faced' nt

28. and the Iraqi torture briefings that left members visibly shaken

14. I have thought that since Florida 2000

12. The dropping of dimes should begin soon.

6. Now that we know Michael Flynn's brother Charles was part of Capitol response.

8. Absolutely!

26. Branded

31. Dont forget the 3 congress men looking for a pardon

39. I mean, wasn't the Benghazi main beef all about the delay in sending rescue forces from

7. That was definitely more than just an "angry mob" of Trumpists...

11. Yes!

15. There's no need for a Special Council, there's no conflict of interest with this administration.

24. Some remind me

27. Someone remind me

35. He eventually replaced all the AUSAs as far as I know.

9. Some may call it "treason". nt

16. Maybe that's why the turtle looked like a ghost and scared shitless yesterday.

17. Could be!

19. For Katko to come out with this is *big*

22. Katko's also stunned tRump commuted the sentence of drug kingpin who orchestrated the 1990 murder of

20. This is bigger and more important than BENGHAZI.

21. It pays to look in the rearview mirror while driving forward.

23. Then get your republican colleagues to acknowledge that publicly and apologize

29. This could have been a successful coup and a bloodbath of Congress. "We" were fortunate. n/t

30. I hope no one is overly surprised by this.

37. We should not assume that some plans were not successful behind the visible MAGAt crowd.

36. Hell, we've known this at DU since that night. It's good that it is being verified.

19. For Katko to come out with this is big