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I Witnessed the most Preventable Law Enforcement Blunder in American History

I Witnessed the most Preventable Law Enforcement Blunder in American History

When I arrived at the Capitol just after 2 p.m. on January 6, 2021, my first thought was 'why am I better prepared than these cops?'

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When I arrived at the western front of the Capitol just after 2 p.m. on January 6, 2021, my first thought was ‘why am I better prepared than these cops?’

In the early afternoon of January 6, I was serving my role as Chief Video Director of Daily Caller, streaming Trump’s speech from my house in Georgetown, four miles from the Capitol. I had five reporter…

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