to stop that from happening again. so yeah, i do believe it could happen again. and what do you is the lesson ofjanuary six happen again. and what do you is the lesson of january six and would happen? lesson ofjanuary six and would ha en? , lesson ofjanuary six and would ha en?. , lesson ofjanuary six and would ha..en?, , ., happen? democracy can t be taken for ranted, happen? democracy can t be taken for granted. just happen? democracy can t be taken for granted, just because happen? democracy can t be taken for granted, just because it happen? democracy can t be taken for granted, just because it exists. - happen? democracy can t be taken for granted, just because it exists. you i granted, just because it exists. you have to fight to protect it. it s as simple as that. simple as that. and that is the ca - ital simple as that. and that is the capital police simple as that. and that is the capital police officer simple as that. and that is the capital police officer harr
joining me now is fiona hill who served as deputy assistant for part of the national security council. your book is so timely as we re learning here today about president trump s attempts to overturn the election. you write the storing of the u.s. capital building requests was just one episode in a long period of provocative moves. it was in it s essence the culmination of a wondering why
facebook post that he can t remember. he never intervwed anybody. and supposedly supplied the evidence back into theory. he made no effort, took no steps whatsoever to determine if any of it was true. because that would ve run the story, why would he do that? again this deposition is from rudolph giuliani, in a depotion case brought by the former executive firm voting syst. but that story that he admits was just concocted is what ultimately led to the attack on the u.s. capital building on january six. a federal judge today saying in the bewildment that where repuicans did spend nths undoing and re-trying their election results. and even today the republican
capital. and i m confident with the plan we have in place that we re going to be able to meet that expectation. reporter: the security presence is akin to that of a major event like a state of the union or inauguration. it includes a massive security fence that wraps around the entire capital. in all hands on deck force of officers, backup from local police and the national guard and specific training and tabletop exercises for a worst case scenario. good afternoon. reporter: the pentagon confirming they are ready to provide help if needed. the task force will only be deployed to help the u.s. capital building and congressional office buildings by manning building entry points and screening individuals that are seeking access to the building. they will be unarmed. reporter: it will be the u.s. capital police tasked with the bulk of the responsibility. many of the same officers on the front lines on january 6th and chief tom majors that he and his
covered which brings it nicely back to general honoré. in all seriousness, general, how secure you know we like to call the seat of our government. i don t want to say what kind of see it briefly became on one six. how secure is that grand and beautiful u.s. capital building tonight in your estimation? i think right now the capital is secure. at the capitol police encourage them to take on a mantra of all the and they are holding the line. under the conditions the capital is operating, you know we don t have public access and as long as we don t have public access the officers we have until the additional security, the capital is secure. once we go to public access again, that could be a bit challenging and they might need some documentation and that would be up to the capitol police to make those recommendations and to bring attention additional help but you cannot go to public opening