Bombshell recordings show police warned they were overwhelmed by Capitol rioters hours before Trump'

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Bombshell recordings show police warned they were overwhelmed by Capitol rioters hours before Trump’s speech

‘We have about 300 people up here – they’re all refusing to leave’

Harriet Sinclair at the Independant

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/capitol-riot-park-police-new-recordings-b1930757.html?utm_source=reddit.com

3 days ago

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US Park Police in Washington DC were overwhelmed by protesters and called for help from colleagues hours before then President Donald Trump’s 6 January speech urging people to march on the Capitol, bombshell new recordings reveal.

As early as 9am, Park Police in the Capitol reported “individuals breaking through the fence line” and radioed colleagues with concern about “a large crowd that’s following us”, recordings obtained by the watchdog...... (behind paywall)

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. Hmmmm!

Before the speech?
Suggests an attempt to get the rabble rousers off the hook because the rioters were already there.
Or, it suggests a conspiracy to attack the building, with rally speeches being a distraction.
Either way, it's bad.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

4. There is a delete button