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Beyond the tragedies that happened at Capitol Hill, there were at least three other massive national security threats that people aren't understanding fully.
There was a serious threat to the line of succession, the possibility of foreign intelligence agents mixing among less organized rioters, and the apparent inability or unwillingness to defend the physical structure of the Capitol.
There needs to be a massive investigation — the most serious type of powerful, targeted government investigations — along the lines of Watergate and the 9/11 Commission.
The new administration and Congress must leave no stone unturned and ensure that nothing like this can happen again.