Steven Sund — who was Capitol Police chief during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol siege, and resigned shortly after — warns in a book that many of the building's vulnerabilities remain unfixed.
, and resigned shortly after — warns in a book out Tuesday that many of the building's vulnerabilities remain unfixed.Sund alleges in "Courage Under Fire" that the federal government's shortcomings, including its failure to act on its own alerts about a right-wing attack on the Capitol, allowed the assault to occur.
He also alleges that senior military leaders' delay in sending help to the Capitol prolonged the attack."Almost two years after the events of Jan. 6, the department is not in a better place or on a readier footing," Sund writes in an excerpt of the book reported by the"Hundreds of officers have left the department since Jan. 6 and many feel it is only going to get worse.
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