New documents show how muddled intelligence hampered the Capitol riot response, raising questions about how domestic extremist threats are handled.
Friday, February 5, 2021 2:08 PM EST
On Jan. 4, the intelligence division of the United States Capitol Police issued a report listing all the groups known to be descending on the city and planning to rally for President Donald Trump two days later.
The dispatch gave low odds that any of the groups might break laws or incite violence, labeling the chances as “improbable,” “highly improbable” or “remote.” But the document, which was not previously disclosed, never addressed the odds of something else happening: that the groups might join together in a combustible mix, leading to an explosion of violence.
The New York Times
