# It wasn’t a coup

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 13, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasn-t-a-coup/930407 "2021-01-13T05:29:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasn-t-a-coup/930407/251 "2021-01-14T22:10:31Z")

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> **[Dozens of people on FBI terrorist watch list came to D.C. the day of Capitol...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/terror-watchlist-capitol-riot-fbi/2021/01/14/07412814-55f7-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html)**
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> The revelation marks another example of the intelligence failures preceding last week’s deadly assault, critics say.

> **[Dozens of people on FBI terrorist watch list came to D.C. the day of Capitol...](https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/dozens-on-fbi-terrorist-watch-list-mostly-suspected-white-supremacists-came-to-d-c-on-riot-day/)**
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> The presence of so many watchlisted people in one place — without more robust security — is another example of the intelligence failures preceding last week’s deadly assault, some current and former law enforcement officials argue.

Still think it wasn’t a(n attempted) coup?

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