Why Security Failed During The U.S. Capitol Insurrection

By editor • Jan 12, 2021
  • Supporters of President Trump climb the West wall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
    Supporters of President Trump climb the West wall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
Originally published on January 12, 2021 1:47 pm

Washington Post investigative reporter Carol Leonnig joins Here & Now host Callum Borchers to describe how pro-Trump rioters were able to breach security at the U.S. Capitol last week.

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