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Senate report reveals FBI and Homeland Security failures before Capitol riot.

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Source: BBC
Senate report reveals FBI and Homeland Security failures before Capitol riot.
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The FBI and other US government agencies failed "at a fundamental level" to assess the potential for violence ahead of the Capitol riot on 6 January 2021, a new report claims. Democrats on a Senate panel found the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "downplayed" the risks and so did not properly prepare. The 105-page report, titled Planned in Plain Sight, criticises officials for misjudging and reacting slowly to tip-offs. The report offers specific examples of the type of warnings the FBI received, including flagged online extremist activity, public tip-offs and alerts from its own field offices around the country.

Topics:nationpolitics#capitol-riot#fbi#homeland-security#intelligence-agencies#politics#senate-report
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  1. FBI failed 'at fundamental level' before Capitol riot, Senate report claims  BBC
  2. Senate probe says FBI, DHS "downplayed" warnings of violence on Jan. 6  Yahoo News
  3. Senate report: Jan. 6 riot "planned in plain sight"  CBS News
  4. Senate Report Details Jan. 6 Intelligence and Law Enforcement Failures  The New York Times
  5. FBI and Homeland Security ignored 'massive amount' of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says  The Associated Press

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