and they reallyjust failed to comprehend the scale of the desperation in that crowd and among those trump supporters. and it was quite unbelievable in terms of what emerged. we can talk about lessons learned, i don t know if it s too early for that in a way, but do you get a feeling, a sense from the reporting you ve done, and you ve been reporting on the fbi for a long time, i know, that lessons are being learned? i do, and there are a couple of key points, anytime you have concerns around a big event, it s important for public officials to lay down markers about what is and isn t acceptable. leading up to january six, public officials were quite quiet because they were trying to avoid a con a confontation. and two, that day, people weren t really making arrests of individuals, even after they hit instruct officers. that s very rare in an american