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‘It was a horrible scene’: Capitol Police have a $500M budget. Why were they unprepared at the Jan. 6 riot?

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Daphne Duret, Erin Mansfield and Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY Comments Off

The Capitol Police force’s chief obtained budget increases to fund the equipment and manpower to defend lawmakers, their family and staff. Where was it?