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Pentagon Kept Explaining Why the Capitol Was Left Exposed

Defense officials were still trying to account for the sluggish National Guard response to the January 6 attack, a sign that the security failure was serious enough to need a public timeline. The explanation only underscored how badly the government had been caught off guard on Trump’s watch.

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Pentagon Kept Explaining Why the Capitol Was Left Exposed

Defense officials were still trying to account for the sluggish National Guard response to the January 6 attack, a sign that the security failure was serious enough to need a public timeline. The explanation only underscored how badly the government had been caught off guard on Trump’s watch.

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Pentagon Kept Explaining Why the Capitol Was Left Exposed

Defense officials were still trying to account for the sluggish National Guard response to the January 6 attack, a sign that the security failure was serious enough to need a public timeline. The explanation only underscored how badly the government had been caught off guard on Trump’s watch.

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