Pelosi to blame for Capitol security 'breakdown' on Jan. 6
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is responsible for the "breakdown" in security at the Capitol during a deadly riot on Jan. 6, and only wants to "stick to her narrative" as she appoints anti-Trump Republicans to the committee investigating the attack, Rep. Jim Banks said Sunday.Banks, R-Ind., made his claims against Pelosi during an interview on "Fox News Sunday" while responding to Pelosi’s decision to reject him from the Jan. 6 inquiry committee and her intention to appoint Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., to the committee.
"Due to the rules of the United States Capitol, the power structure of the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, has more control and authority and responsibility over the leadership of the Capitol police than anyone else in the United States Capitol," Banks said. "So she doesn’t want us to ask these questions because at the end of the day, she's ultimately responsible for the breakdown of security at the Capitol that happened on Jan. 6."
Pelosi as speaker does not directly oversee the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), according to the Associated Press, but does appoint a House sergeant at arms, who is on the Capitol Police Board that oversees the department. The department is also overseen by committees from both houses of Congress.
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What??? Planned??? no waaayyy . . . . .
Way.
And boy did they try.
Still trying to oppress half the nation.
Shame on them who do this.
It's undemocratic.
Snowy,you are getting more ludicrous by the day!
Yes this was orchestrated soon as you realize that it's easy to understand it all.
1) send half the security home
2) let the antifa crew get a special assignment that day "dress up in trump gear and do your worst"
3) do not hinder the flow in
4) let the antifa's, who has been briefed beforehand, out another entrance.
Trapping just who you wanna trap inside, some confused plastic horned helmet guys who used the opportunity to threw legs up on the table... Yes some dangerous insurgents right there init.