Maddow on Capitol Hill Riots: While the ‘Bodyguards’ Are Fired, The ‘Hit Man’ Runs Free

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MADDOW: "Now, why were the Capitol Police overrun? There will be answers to that eventually, and the head of the Capitol Police is resigning, as is the sergeant of arms in the House and the sergeant of arms in the Senate. But, you know, the President incited a mob to march on the Capitol. He promised them it would be wild. He told them to show strength. His lawyer told them this would be trial by combat. His son said to members of Congress, 'We’re coming for you,' and then the mob did exactly what they were told to do, and they rioted and they ransacked the place. And the military response was throttled by the administration, by the President, by his new acting Defense Secretary, and four people died. A woman was shot inside the Capitol. Three others dead outside, in addition to more than a dozen Capitol Police injured yesterday. Ohio congressman Tim Ryan says tonight that one Capitol Police officer is in critical condition tonight because of serious injuries sustained in yesterday’s riot. There had been earlier reports that that police officer had died. We are now told that that officer is in critical condition. You know, so far the consequences of all that are police leadership being fired, which is a little bit like firing the bodyguard who wasn’t able to protect his V.I.P., but you let the hit man who fired the shots at the V.I.P., you let the hit man run free."