Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) testified to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that a belief that far-right extremists and rioters would be “friendly” to law enforcement that day caused “intelligence failures.”

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DC mayor told Jan. 6 panel failures resulted from belief far-right extremists were ‘friendly’ to police

The transcripts of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III’s interviews to the House Jan. 6 committee were released Thursday.

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) testified to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that a belief that far-right extremists and rioters would be “friendly” to law enforcement that day caused “intelligence failures.” “People thought they were friendly to law enforcement and that they loved their country,”…

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“People didn’t think that these white nationalists would overthrow the Capitol building,” Mayor Muriel Bowser testified to Jan. 6 House committee members.

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D.C. Mayor: Jan. 6 Security Failed Over Belief White Nationalists Are Police Friendly

Speaking to the Jan. 6 committee, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said that the security failure on Jan. 6, 2021, was due to the misconception that radical right-wingers would be police friendly, HuffPost reports. “People thought they were friendly to law enforcement and that they loved their country,” Bowser said in a  transcript released by the Jan. 6 committee Thursday. “People didn’t think that these white nationalists would overthrow …

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The mayor of Washington, D.C., recently gave a blistering testimony to the House Select Committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. According to HuffPost, Mayor Muriel Bowser's (D) remarks were included as part of a new testimony transcript released by the committee on Thursday, De...

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The transcripts of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III’s interviews to the House Jan. 6 committee were released Thursday.. Beverly Hills police add another 'eye in the sky' with expanded drone program.

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Mayor of Washington, DC, Muriel Bowser testified that Jan. 6, 2021, "intelligence failures" resulted from the belief the rioters loved police.

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