{"id":68002,"date":"2021-01-07T14:10:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=68002"},"modified":"2021-01-07T21:11:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T02:11:47","slug":"d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fd-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=68002&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1230129064-315x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2354810\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2354810\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2354810 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1230129064-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2354810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 5:40 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, January 7, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The mayor of D.C. calls on Congress to investigate the security failures during demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference on Thursday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said a congressional panel should be formed to look into the matter. The mayor&#8217;s push came as the Capitol Police chief resigned amid backlash over the lapses in security during Wednesday&#8217;s protests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We must get DC statehood on the President&#039;s desk within the first 100 days of the 117th Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/APrxMFGLKA\">pic.twitter.com\/APrxMFGLKA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1347241973707661315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bowser went on to contrast the lack of federal response to the nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congress must create a non-partisan commission to understand the catastrophic security failures that happened at the Capitol on January 6, 2021&#8211;both to hold people accountable and to ensure that it never happens again,&#8221; Bowser said. &#8220;We must also understand why the federal law enforcement&#8217;s response was much stronger to protests over the summer than during yesterday&#8217;s attack on Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have issued Mayor\u2019s Order 2021-003, extending the public emergency declared earlier today for a total of 15 days, until and unless provided for by further Mayoral Order.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1347026775134662658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before resigning, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said officers &#8220;responded valiantly&#8221; to the demonstrations.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/officials-calling-for-investigation-into-capitol-protest\/\">Officials Calling For Investigation Into Capitol Protest<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2180627,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1230129064-315x210.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"D.C. 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