Probably because you're not looking hard enough. In this video, police opened the gates, allowing protesters to advance on the Capitol...
"As authorities continue to pursue individuals who participated in the Jan. 6
insurrection at the United States Capitol, a growing number of those charged are employing a new defense: blaming the police for letting them in.
At least 29 people arrested for their role in the Jan. 6 events have claimed they thought they were free to enter the Capitol because law enforcement authorities either didn't stop them from coming in or never told them they were not allowed to be there, according to affidavits and court filings reviewed by ABC News.
"He was not at the front of the lines, he didn't see barricades being knocked down, he didn't see officers getting assaulted, he didn't see anything other than large crowds at the Capitol," Thomas Mayr, the lawyer for Christopher Grider, one of the people accused of participating in the riot, told ABC News. "He went through an open door."
Grider, of Texas, is one of dozens of suspected rioters who claimed to be unaware they were not allowed inside -- some of whom argued that they were actually ushered in by officers. He now faces multiple charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
In new defense, dozens of Capitol rioters say law enforcement 'let us in' to building
Capitol Police Suspends 6 Officers, Investigates Dozens More After Capitol Riots
"Videos from the day of the attack appear to show some officers escorting rioters inside the building. In one video,
USCP officers can be seen opening barricades allowing the mob to enter the Capitol complex without resistance."
https://www.npr.org/sections/insurr...-investigates-dozens-more-after-capitol-riots
Capitol police hold door for pro-Trump protesters, video shows
"A Capitol Police officer was seen politely holding the door for the pro-President Trump protesters to walk out of the building after they
caused mayhem that forced lawmakers to barricade themselves inside.
Footage
posted to Twitter showed an officer standing by as a stream of cheering protesters filed out of the historic building Wednesday after disrupting a joint session of Congress to certify the November presidential election.
“We made it! Woooo!” shouted one woman, who was carrying an American flag and wearing a Trump hat.
Another protester shouted, “Next time we’ll be back! And we won’t be peaceful!”
A second officer was seen briefly helping protesters open another door that had been vandalized with the words, “Murder the media.”
Capitol police hold door for pro-Trump protesters, video shows
Officers calmly posed for selfies and appeared to open gates for protesters during the madness of the Capitol building insurrection
Officers calmly posed for selfies and appeared to open gates for protesters during the madness of the Capitol building insurrection
Capitol police appeared to let a mass of Trump demonstrators right into the Capitol building at one entry point Wednesday.
"Capitol police appeared to let a mass of Trump demonstrators right into the Capitol building at one entry point Wednesday after the crowd breached the perimeter surrounding the complex."
Watch The Capitol Police Open The Doors And Invite Protesters In
Tucker: Here is unseen video from January 6
"Fox News host Tucker Carlson unveils Jan. 6 video that shows Capitol police escorting protesters through building, including 'QAnon Shaman,' on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight."
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