Senate Report Exposes FBI and Homeland Security's Failure to Address Jan. 6 Violence

A Senate panel report accuses the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of "downplaying" and failing to adequately communicate the risks and warnings leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The report highlights failures in intelligence analysis and sharing, comparing them to the pre-9/11 failures. It also criticizes the agencies for not adapting to the new reality of domestic terrorism as the primary threat to homeland security. The report reveals that federal officials had multiple pieces of intelligence warning about the risk of violence, but these warnings were either downplayed or lost in bureaucracy. The report points out that the attack was planned in plain sight on social media, and intelligence agencies failed to act despite receiving numerous warnings. The report also highlights finger-pointing among intelligence officials and blames the Capitol Police for some of the consequences.