The head of the U.S. Capitol police is resigning after a breach of the Capitol building on Wednesday by a group of rioters. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund’s resignation will be in effect on Jan. 6, a police spokeswoman told news outlets. Sund said that police planned for a free speech demonstration and was not expecting a violent attack, which he said was unlike anything he had experienced in his 30 years in law enforcement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had earlier on Thursday called on Sund to step down. “There was a failure of leadership at the top of Capitol Police,” she told reporters at a press conference. “I think Mr. Sund—He hasn’t even called us since this happened.” Lawmakers had gathered on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol for a joint session of Congress to count and certify Electoral College votes for the 2020 presidential election, but proceedings in …
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