Legislators on Wednesday questioned how protesters were able to gain access to the U.S. Capitol, saying the actions by Capitol Police officers would be examined. “I think it’s pretty clear that there’s going to be a number of people who are going to be without employment very, very soon because this is an embarrassment,” Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, told reporters during a virtual press conference. The breach happened because of “enormous strategic and planning failures by the Capitol Police, by the sergeant at arms and anybody else who was a part of coordinating this effort,” he added. Arrests should have been made when people started walking up the Capitol steps, he added. Ryan was asked about video footage that appeared to show Capitol Police opening barriers to let protesters stream through and eventually enter the Capitol. He said that would be part …
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