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Inside the Crisis Facing America’s Police Leadership: Steven Sund Breaks It Down (Part 2)
On January 6, 2021, the failure wasn’t a lack of warning.
It wasn’t a lack of experience.
It was a failure of permission.
In this episode of Heroes Behind the Badge, former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund takes listeners inside the command center as the attack on the Capitol unfolded—minute by minute, decision by decision.
Chief Sund explains what he saw in real time, why requests for reinforcements were delayed, and how structural and legal constraints prevented immediate action while officers were being overrun. He walks through what has since changed, what has not, and where…
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