Read the original article: Capitol rioters planned for weeks in plain sight. The police weren’t ready.
For reasons that remained unclear Wednesday night, the law enforcement authorities charged with protecting the nation’s entire legislative branch — nearly all of the 535 members of Congress gathered in a joint session, along with Vice President Mike Pence — were ill-prepared to contain the forces massed against them.
Read the original article: Capitol rioters planned for weeks in plain sight. The police weren’t ready.