Lawfare Archive: The Aftermath: Day Zero, Ground Zero
The Lawfare Podcast
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The Capitol Police's Decision-Making Structure
The police on the scene make urgent calls for assistance. Requests are sent to the Metropolitan Police Department, as well as National Guard troops and police departments in bordering cities. Leadership responds to these frantic calls with delays. Some of those delays can be attributed to the quick escalation of events but many result from structural problems in the decision-making process.
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