House Republicans are reportedly running a shadow investigation into the Jan 6 insurrection and are set to release their report blaming the Capitol security apparatus for the attack and accusing them of “negligence at the highest levels,” Axios reports.
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) told the news outlet that the GOP’s own investigators have “absolutely” uncovered new information that put the blame directly on the Capitol police. “The group plans to issue a report, including legislative recommendations, before this fall’s midterms,” Axios reported.
By placing blame on the building’s top security officials, GOP seeks an alternative frame for discussing the 2021 Capitol assault.
As noted by Axios, however, “the strength of security surrounding the Capitol building had been enough to protect it from assault since the British burned it in 1814. That period encompassed the Civil War, the civil rights and Vietnam protests, as well as the disputed 2000 presidential election. The only time it was breached, and the Confederate flag carried through its corridors, was after President Trump encouraged a crowd on the Ellipse to march on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.”
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Meanwhile, Donald Trump is blaming Pelosi and Democrats for the attack he incited.
There would have been no January 6, as we know it, if Nancy Pelosi heeded my recommendation to bring 10,000 Soldiers, or the National Guard, into the Capitol,” Trump said in a statement on Monday.
He added; “End the Unselect Committee January 6th Witch Hunt right now. Pelosi and the Dems are responsible!”
It remains to be seen what evidence House Republicans will include in their report to support their claim.
