Commentary: The historical roots of the security failure at the Capitol
Troops, one with a machine gun, stand guard on the steps of the U.S. Senate wing of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 1968. Federal troops were called into the nation’s capital by order of President Lyndon Johnson following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4. AP The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: 1/18/2021 6:00:06 AM
During the attempted insurrection on Jan. 6, billows of smoke blanketed the Capitol, where outnumbered U.S. Capitol Police officers tried in vain to contain the mob of pro-Trump extremists.