Inside the fight for the Capitol: US Capitol Police officers recount being unprepared and ‘betrayed’ – CNN

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By Peter Nickeas, CNN

Updated 7:29 AM ET, Tue January 19, 2021

(CNN)The day before the US Capitol was attacked, Capitol Police officers were ordered to report to the department’s equipment depot to pick up helmets, an officer who was there that day told CNN. They didn’t know why they were needed, but when they arrived, they were told to return later. The helmets had yet to be scanned into inventory.

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
Riot police prepare to move demonstrators away from the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021.Riot police prepare to move demonstrators away from the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021.
Police hold off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. Police hold off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the US Capitol Building. Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the US Capitol Building.

    CNN’s David Brooks and Kristin Wilson contributed to this story.

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