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‘It’s Like They Wanted This to Happen,’ Texas Lawmaker Tells Jan. 6 Hearing

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‘It’s Like They Wanted This to Happen,’ Texas Lawmaker Tells Jan. 6 Hearing
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), joined by lawmakers and family members of January 6th prisoners, speaks during a press conference on the House January 6 Committee hearings on June 15, 2022, in Washington D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Republican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls told a House of Representatives hearing that January 6 was an “epic law-enforcement failure” in part because intelligence was not just ignored by senior leaders of Capitol Police, “it’s like they wanted this to happen.”

Appearing before a Jan. 6 “field hearing” of GOP lawmakers at the capitol visitor center, Nehls said intelligence about possible trouble at the Capitol was covered up at the highest levels of Capitol Police in the days and weeks before Jan. 6, 2021.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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