When law enforcement officials failed to anticipate that pro-Trump supporters would devolve into a violent mob, they fell victim to what one expert calls the invisible obvious. He said it was hard for authorities to see that people who looked like them could want to commit this kind of violence. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
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When law enforcement officials failed to anticipate that pro-Trump supporters would devolve into a violent mob, they fell victim to what one expert calls the invisible obvious. He said it was hard for authorities to see that people who looked like them could want to commit this kind of violence.
of the criminal investigating agencies, the national narcotic officers association coalition and the national fusion center association all be entered into the record without objection. thank you very much, mr. chairman. it looks like we are nearing an end here. i did want to mention, not just a letter of support that senator grassley just mentioned but also the early one that former u.s. maternity s from all over the country supporting you. i thought it was very impressive. our former republican appointee in minnesota as well as our recent democratic appointed attorney in minnesota. i want to commend you for that. a few follow-up questions. of the first is opioids, i don t know that that has come up and it is an epidemic would be a mild way of raising what is going on. in my state we have lost
criminal investigative agencies and the national narcotic officers association coalition. and the national fusion center association, all be entered into the record. without objection, they will be. senator klobuchar. thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you. looks like we re nearing an end here. but i did want to mention not just the letter of support that senator grassley just mentioned, but also the earlier one had former u.s. attorneys and from all over the country supporting you. i thought that was very impressive, and included our former republican-appointed u.s. attorney in minnesota, as well as our recent democratic-appointed attorney in minnesota. so i want to commend you for that. just a few followup questions. the first is opioids. i don t know that that has come up. and it s an epidemic, would be a mild way of phrasing what s going on. in my state, we ve lost everyone
there is of course the investigation into acting director mccabe s conduct and i know mr. chairman, your own strong support for the inspector general function is well-known and i would want to respect that and not comment here out of school. i am going to put some letters in the record of support for you. from various law enforcement organizations, and they support your appointment. law enforcement community at large supports strongly. fbi agents association atlantic division, society of formal special agents of the fbi, national fraternal order of police, national association of police organizations, international association of chiefs of police, major county chairs of america, association