Capitol Police riot response requires scrutiny, says Hanson

January 10, 2021 MLive

Hanson, a former congressional legislative assistant, told MLive, “What I’m surprised about is how easy it was for them to break into the Capitol and sort of rampage around in offices on the Senate floor.”

“I was taken aback how ill-prepared the Capitol Police were to keep order,” Hanson said. “I don’t think they should have let people get that close to the building. I don’t think they had enough personnel ready.

“The police kind of, at some point, just gave up and let the people go in, and that’s going to require some serious investigation.”

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