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Bill Keating: “The perimeter was not secure. They put up little steel areas…”

Featuring: Bill Keating, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District

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Congressman Bill Keating on the Capitol Riots

Published | Video Starts at 03:54

Well, it was very clear that they weren't prepared as clear, despite the heroic efforts of those police officers, one of whom lost his life, many got injured, that the planning wasn't there. The perimeter was not secure. They put up little steel areas that looked like bicycle racks. And they weren't where they weren't manned, they didn't have enough people. And once they reached that, it was game over. I mean, they were outnumbered by enormous numbers and it could have been much worse. (03:54–04:00)

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Asserts that the security perimeter at the Capitol was inadequately secured with insufficient barriers.

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