Excerpt: “Discovered shortly before and after the initial breach of the Capitol’s outer perimeter, the pipe bombs played a role in enabling the security breach at the Capitol by causing USCP to divert significant resources away from the Capitol. Additionally, according to the FBI, both pipe bombs were viable explosive devices that could have ‘seriously injured or killed’ innocent bystanders. Despite the role the pipe bombs played in facilitating the breach of the Capitol and the threat they posed, the individual(s) responsible for planting both pipe bombs remain at large nearly four years later. The Subcommittees’ investigation revealed numerous security lapses and a breakdown in law enforcement’s command and control of critical incidents. For example, prior to the discovery of both pipe bombs, federal law enforcement, after failing to identify the pipe bomb outside the DNC, allowed Vice President-elect Harris to pass by the explosive device on her way into the DNC and to remain in the DNC for more than an hour before locating the pipe bomb.”
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