“I Take Responsibility”: Pelosi Admits Fault for the Lack of Security Precautions on January 6th

Jonathan Turley ^ | June 11, 2024 | Jonathan Turley

[henbane]

What was so curious about the lack of precautions that morning [Jan6] is that the Capitol had just experienced the violence outside of the White House in the Lafayette Park protests.

To this day, the media and many members continue to repeat false accounts of the Lafayette Park. Many still have stories posted that claim that Lafayette Park was cleared for Trump to hold a photo op in front of a church. I discussed those accounts in testimony before Congress and in columns on the clearing of the Lafayette Park area. NPR still has a story on its website entitled “Peaceful Protesters Tear-Gassed To Clear Way For Trump Church Photo-Op.” More officers were injured in the Lafayette Park protests than on January 6th.

[Vaduz]

all the earmarks of a Federal crime.

Yeah like insider trading too but we know how she’s above the law.

[CommerceComet]

When a politician takes “responsibility” for something, it tells you that the politician can no longer deny the obvious and also knows that there will be no consequences for such a declaration. It sounds so virtuous but it is a totally meaningless statement.

[lightman]

“Responsibility” ≠ adjuudicated accountability.