House Republicans on Wednesday released a report focused on security
failures at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, highlighting
well-documented breakdowns in intelligence sharing, Capitol security and coordination between various law enforcement agencies that responded
that day.

Their primary recommendation centers around reforming the US Capitol
Police Board and bolstering congressional oversight of the Capitol
Police force – two issues that were identified by lawmakers of both
parties in the wake of the January 6 attack.

The US House Select Committee convenes a hearing to Investigate the
January 6 Attack on the US Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC,
on October 13, 2022.
What's in the House January 6 committee report summary
But the GOP report is silent on other efforts to disrupt the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election and selective in its
criticism of political leaders and their culpability in the security
breakdowns on January 6. The report resurfaces largely unfounded
allegations to cast blame on Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
while glossing over former President Donald Trump’s own role.

Republicans cast the report as a rebuttal to the House select
committee’s investigation into January 6 as they are set to take control
of the chamber and endeavor to take back the narrative. Republican
lawmakers have said the security failures are paramount and that the
select committee overstepped its mandate in its 17-month probe.

The Democratic-led select committee had planned to release its final
report on Wednesday but has delayed the rollout until Thursday. An
executive summary released on Monday lays blame for the insurrection
squarely on Trump.

The GOP report comes from the five Republicans who House Minority Leader
Kevin McCarthy initially appointed to serve on the select committee
before deciding members of his party would not participate.

It includes a timeline of events that occurred on January 6, making no
mention of the fact that Trump waited hours before calling on the
rioters to leave the US Capitol that day and omitting incendiary remarks
he made at the rally preceding the attack.

Instead, the report paints Trump as only encouraging his supporters at
the White House Ellipse to march to the US Capitol and demonstrate “peacefully,” noticeably omitting other parts of the speech, including
when he encouraged rally goers to “fight like hell.”

Similarly, the timeline includes a tweet Trump sent after the Capitol
had been breached, saying: “Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!”

Missing from the report is Trump’s tweet in which he eventually told the rioters to leave the Capitol – several hours after the deadly riot began.

The House select committee has revealed testimony from several former
White House officials saying Trump repeatedly refused to call off the
rioters despite being asked to do so by a number of his closest advisers.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/politics/republican-january-6-report-capitol-police/index.html

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