• The Report Stephen will never read

    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 21 19:59:46 2022
    https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/FINAL%20Report%20of%20Investigation.pdf

    So maybe I should read it to him?

    Let's have a vote..... the aye's have it.

    Here's the "key" findings.

    T H E S P E A K E R O F T H E H O U S E A N D D E M O C R A T L E A D E R SHI P W E R E
    C L O S E L Y I N V O L V E D I N S E C U R I T Y D E C I S I O N S I N T H E L E A D U P T O A N D
    O N J A N U A R Y 6 , 2 0 2 1 .
    T H E H O U S E S E R G E A N T A T A R M S T O O K D I R E C T I O N F R O M S T A F F I N T H E
    O F F I C E O F T H E S P E A K E R O F T H E H O U S E A N D I N T E N T I O N A L L Y E X C L U D E D
    R E P U B L I C A N S F R O M K E Y M E E T I N G S A N D C O N V E R S A T I O N S R E L A T E D T O
    H O U S E S E C U R I T Y .
    S T A F F W I T H I N T H E H O U S E S E R G E A N T A T A R M S O F F I C E E M A I L E D P A U L
    I R V I N G T H A T J A N U A R Y 6 T H W A S P E L O S I ’ S F A U L T .
    W I D E S P R E A D C O N C E R N F R O M D E M O C R A T L E A D E R S H I P O V E R “ O P T I C S ” I N
    T H E A F T E R M A T H O F S U M M E R 2 0 2 0 “ B L A C K L I V E S M A T T E R ” P R O T E S T S
    P R E V E N T E D E A R L Y D E P L O Y M E N T O F T H E N A T I O N A L G U A R D .
    T H E L E A D E R S H I P O F T H E I N T E L L I G E N C E A N D I N T E R A G E N C Y
    C O O R D I N A T I O N D I V I S I O N O V E R H A U L E D T H E D I V I S I O N I N T H E W E E K S
    B E F O R E J A N U A R Y 6 , 2 0 2 1 A N D C R E A T E D N E W P R O C E S S E S F O R O B T A I N I N G
    A N D A S S E S S I N G I N T E L L I G E N C E D A T A . T H O S E C H A N G E S C A U S E D
    C O N F U S I O N A N D R E N D E R E D A K E Y U S C P C O M P O N E N T I N E F F E C T I V E
    D U R I N G A C R I T I C A L P E R I O D .
    T H E L E A D E R S H I P O F T H E I N T E L L I G E N C E A N D I N T E R A G E N C Y
    C O O R D I N A T I O N D I V I S I O N R E T A L I A T E D A G A I N S T S U B O R D I N A T E S W H O
    S P O K E O U T A B O U T T H E D I V I S I O N ’ S S H O R T C O M I N G S . T H E H O U S E S E R G E A N T A T A R M S W A S C O M P R O M I S E D B Y P O L I T I C S I N T H E
    L E A D U P T O A N D O N J A N U A R Y 6 , 2 0 2 1 A N D D I D N O T A D E Q U A T E L Y
    P R E P A R E T H E C A P I T O L F O R P O S S I B L E V I O L E N C E .
    U . S . C A P I T O L P O L I C E D I D N O T G I V E O F F I C E R S T H E A P P R O P R I A T E
    T R A I N I N G N E C E S S A R Y T O P R E P A R E T H E M T O P R O T E C T T H E C A P I T O L F R O M
    V I O L E N C E .
    T H E U . S . C A P I T O L P O L I C E D O E S N O T H A V E T H E E Q U I P M E N T N E C E S S A R Y
    T O P R O T E C T I T S O F F I C E R S .
    T H E C O M M A N D - A N D - C O N T R O L S T R U C T U R E O F T H E U . S . C A P I T O L P O L I C E
    A N D T H E C A P I T O L P O L I C E B O A R D C O N T R I B U T E D T O U N N E C E S S A R Y
    D E L A Y S I N D E C I S I O N - M A K I N G O N J A N U A R Y 6 , 2 0 2 1 .
    T H E U . S . C A P I T O L P O L I C E H A S S T I L L N O T I M P L E M E N T E D I M P O R T A N T
    R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S I S S U E D B Y O V E R S I G H T B O D I E S

    Pasting from the pdf kind of sucks. But you can or should be able to figure it out.

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Thu Dec 22 09:50:51 2022
    On 12/21/22 9:59 PM, ScottW wrote:
    https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/FINAL%20Report%20of%20Investigation.pdf

    So maybe I should read it to him?

    Let's have a vote..... the aye's have it.

    Here's the "key" findings.

    If you want me to read it, you should use a different format. Labeling
    it, also more a plus.

    Ah, a report on Capitol intelligence pre Jan 6. Of course, your all-caps
    and spacing are akin to the padding of the report presumably to make it
    seem more imposing.


    Even a biased minority report makes Republicans look bad.

    Prebunked:

    https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/republicans-shaky-no-evidence-attempt-to-cast-blame-on-pelosi-for-jan-6/

    And superfluous to the real report:

    https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/majority-media/peters-portman-klobuchar-blunt-release-bipartisan-report-investigating-january-6th-capitol-attack

    The Committees’ investigation uncovered a number of failures leading up
    to and on January 6th that allowed for the Capitol to be breached. These breakdowns ranged from federal intelligence agencies failing to warn of
    a potential for violence to a lack of planning and
    inadequate-preparation by USCP and law enforcement:

    The Federal Intelligence Community—led by the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—did not
    warn of a potential for violence on January 6th.

    USCP intelligence components failed to convey the full scope of threat information they possessed.

    USCP was not adequately prepared to prevent or respond to the January
    6th security threats, which contributed to the breach of the Capitol.

    Opaque processes and a lack of emergency authority delayed requests for National Guard assistance.

    The intelligence failures, coupled with the Capitol Police Board’s
    failure to request National Guard assistance prior to January 6th, meant
    the District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) was not activated,
    staged, and prepared to quickly respond to an attack on the Capitol. As
    the attack unfolded, the Department of Defense (DOD) required time to
    approve the request and gather, equip, and instruct its personnel on the mission, which resulted in additional delays.

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