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Subject Riot squad cops open up about disastrous response to Capitol insurrection
Date February 12, 2021 6:33 PM
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“I don’t trust the people above me.”

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“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection <[link removed]> Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at risk and allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of Congress. by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan

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