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US Security Officials Blame Intelligence for Failure to Prepare for Capitol Assault

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Sputnik) US security officials told a Senate panel on Tuesday that an assault on the Capitol caught them off guard as there was no intelligence to predict it and all preparations were made for a different scenario.
Active and retired officials claimed in their testimonies that they expected the January 6 protests to be similar to two previous MAGA rallies that brought to Washington, DC, “tens thousands” of President Donald Trump’s supporters and resulted in sporadic altercations with their ideological opponents, but not attacks on government institutions or police.
“We properly planned for a mass demonstration with possible violence. What we got was a military-style coordinated assault on my officers and a violent takeover of the Capitol building,” former US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said.
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