July 29, 2021
House Republicans have sought to change the narrative on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters, claiming that Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “ultimately responsible for the breakdown of security at the Capitol.”
But their arguments overstate the role of the House speaker in overseeing the security of the Capitol and rely on speculation about Pelosi’s involvement and knowledge about intelligence warnings for which they have not provided any proof.
Republican Rep. Jim Banks said that Pelosi, as speaker, “has more control and authority and responsibility over the leadership of the Capitol Police than anyone else in the United States Capitol” and therefore, “is ultimately responsible for the breakdown of security at the Capitol that happened on Jan. 6.” The speaker does not oversee security of the U.S. Capitol. The speaker appoints one member of a four-member board that oversees Capitol security, and who then must be approved by the House.
Ashli Babbitt at the Speaker s Lobby doors (Credit: Washington Post)
C-Span is going to be running a series on the Capitol riot with interviews from 14 different members of Congress.
C-SPAN interviewed lawmakers to recount their firsthand experiences on January 6th.
14 members of Congress shared their stories of what they experienced that day.
These interviews will air each Sunday at 10pm ET, beginning Sunday, July 25. https://t.co/zaUzHvsq6dpic.twitter.com/3vIqJxKtup
They’re literally trying to stretch it out like it’s a TV series. I wonder if they have one for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and what she went through in her office a quarter of a mile away?
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His name was apparently divulged at a hearing as the cop who shot Ashli Babbitt.
Most police departments including Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police are required to release an officer’s name within days of a fatal shooting. Not the U.S. Capitol Police, which is controlled by Congress and answers only to Congress. It can keep the public in the dark about the identity and investigation of an officer involved in a shooting indefinitely.
Which is what happened with the Jan. 6 shooting of Ashli Babbitt, an unarmed protester in the U.S. Capitol riot who was fatally wounded by a plainclothes police lieutenant as she attempted to breach a set of doors inside the building.
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