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LOS ANGELES TIMES: An independent inquiry into the Capitol attack is needed
Various probes have been launched, but it is hard to keep partisan politics out of them
The Senate impeachment trial that ended in Donald J Trump’s unjust acquittal established convincingly that the former president bore responsibility for the deadly attack on the Capitol by his supporters on January 6. But questions remain about the origins of the attack, the apparent failure of security officials to prepare adequately for it, and the response once the Capitol was breached.
For those reasons, House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi was right to call for an independent commission to investigate the attack, its origins and its aftermath. Various congressional committees have already launched investigations, but — like the impeachment process — it will be difficult to keep partisanship out of them...
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