Chaos at the Capitol: New thread edition

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/...ts-delegation/

Originally Posted by Boston Globe

As people rushed out of other buildings on the Capitol grounds, staffers in Pressley’s office barricaded the entrance with furniture and water jugs that had piled up during the pandemic. Groh pulled out gas masks and looked for the special panic buttons in the office.

“Every panic button in my office had been torn out — the whole unit,” she said, though they could come up with no rationale as to why. She had used them before and hadn’t switched offices since then. As they were escorted to several different secure locations, Groh and Pressley and her husband tried to remain calm and vigilant — not only of rioters but of officers they did not know or trust, she said.

Not gonna overreact but that's a serious question that needs to be answered. Oversight from building maintenance or intentional? I honestly think given how lax security was there might have been some coordination between Trump and people who make decisions about how much security Congress needs.