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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
Thu Jan 21, 2021, 10:41 AM Jan 2021

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

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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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
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