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‘They completely misjudged the threat’: Report shows U.S. intel officials downplayed Jan. 6 threats

Written By MSNBC on Sunday, Jul 02, 2023 | 07:40 PM

 
Senate Homeland Security Chairman Sen. Gary Peters joins Michael Steele to discuss his work on a new Senate report which details intelligence failures leading up to the January 6 insurrection. “At the same time people were actually scaling the walls at the Capitol, [homeland security agents] were debating back and forth whether we should classify this as a credible threat. It’s unbelievable,” Peters says. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: http://on.msnbc.com/Readmsnbc Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: MSNBC.com/NewslettersYouTube Find MSNBC on Facebook: http://on.msnbc.com/Likemsnbc Follow MSNBC on Twitter: http://on.msnbc.com/Followmsnbc Follow MSNBC on Instagram: http://on.msnbc.com/Instamsnbc #January6 #Capitol #MSNBC