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Timothy J. Heaphy Led the House Jan. 6 Investigation. Here’s What He Learned.

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We need a reasoned discussion about how law enforcement gathers and assesses intelligence about domestic violent extremism in this country. That discussion should be unencumbered by politics or false characterizations of the committee's findings.

President Trump and his co-conspirators devised and pursued a multi-part plan and prevent the transfer of power. He incited the crowd on January 6 and failed to act during the riot, despite being urged to do so. He and his enablers bear primary responsibility for the attack.

As the committee's report, appendices, and transcripts set forth, law enforcement could have done more to gather, disseminate, and operationalize intelligence suggesting violence. Those shortcomings do not diminish the former President's culpability for the events at the Capitol.

I recently spoke to NBC News about law enforcement planning for January 6. Since that interview, some have used my comments to suggest that law enforcement could have prevented the riot. That is false The proximate cause of the attack on the Capitol was President Trump.