DCist: D.C. Police Chief Contee Says Capitol Police Likely Miscalculated Threat Ahead Of Riot

By Editor On Jan 8, 2021 Last updated Jan 8, 2021

Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said U.S. Capitol Police may have miscalculated and assumed the pro-Trump crowds that gathered in Wednesday wouldn’t turn against law enforcement. Instead, hundreds of Trump supporters overtook the U.S. Capitol in an insurrection that turned deadly.

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