Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett joins CNN's Poppy Harlow to discuss new comments from former Attorney General Bill Barr on what he thinks lead to the attack on the Capitol building.
Barr says debate over legitimacy of 2020 election 'precipitated' storming of Capitol
Questioning of the legitimacy of the 2020 election between President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden “precipitated” the storming of the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, according to former Attorney General William Barr.
Ex-DOJ Head Barr Says Election Fraud Debate, Suppression of Free Speech Triggered Capitol Violence
Unlike most of the Democrats and some Republicans, the former member of the Trump administration refrained from shifting the blame for the 6 January riots on to POTUS. Instead, he suggested that special investigators should determine who caused "unacceptable" behaviour of the crowd.