Listening to Steven Sund of Capitol Police on PBS. Talking about Jan 6. Even though we’ve known or suspected defense/police enabling of the attempted coup, it’s gob smacking to hear him describe it. #Jan6 #StevenSund #PBS #DamnTheyCameClose

From the Weirdly Self-Incriminating Statements Files:

Ex-Capitol police chief pens eight-page letter basically saying 'white army didn’t really scare him'

[One is rarely scared of one's own people.]

The Capitol Police chief who resigned facing intense criticism after the attempted coup at the Capitol on Jan. 6 laid out a pretty intricate timeline of what led to the insurrection. Unfortunately, the takeaway still seems to be, “It’s not my fault. It’s that guy’s fault.” Following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request that former Police Chief Steven Sund step down, he resigned on Jan. 7 and followed up with an eight-page letter last Monday that The New York Times obtained, and numerous news outlets later reported on.

Dan Froomkin, editor of the independent website Press Watch, tweeted a link to the letter on Saturday with this fitting synopsis: "In this letter, former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund blames everyone but himself for his staggering lack of preparation. Reporters should go reinterview everyone he threw under the bus to get the real story of why a white army didn’t really scare him."

... "Perfect hindsight does not change the fact that nothing in our collective experience or our intelligence – including intelligence provided by FBI, Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and D.C. Metropolitan Police (MPD) – indicated that a well-coordinated, armed assault on the Capitol might occur on Jan. 6," Sund wrote. Apparently, not even the numerous social media posts planning the insurrection.

... The former police chief said that "the entire intelligence community seems to have missed this." It’s the kind of oversight or assumption of innocence that people of color are seldom afforded.

[But as the article goes on to point out, the timeline of events is inconsistent with Sund's assessment.]

#StevenSund #Insurrection #AttackOnCapitol #RightWingTerrorism
Ex-Capitol police chief pens eight-page letter basically saying 'white army didn’t really scare him'