Journalist @marcusdipaola, who took the video, says this is false — cops did not open the barrier. Interview in thread: https://twitter.com/jihanbit/status/1346909463660396550
. @marcusdipaola: Around 2 p.m., protesters outnumbering cops "100 to 1" gathered on the North front of the Capitol. "The cops ran to the steps to try to form a line with their asps, got overwhelmed and pushed back up to the top."
. @marcusdipaola "They definitely didn't just open the barriers, the pro-Trump rioters made a fist like they were going to punch the cops, which is why I started recording, then they backed off the barricades. Completely outnumbered, there wouldn't have been any point in fighting"
Did cops open the gates? @marcusdipaola: "No, the barrier was there, protesters just pushed it aside and the cops abandoned their post."
Capitol Police were overwhelmed because their superiors didn't adequately reinforce the Capitol "hoping to avoid inflaming tensions" https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-police-werent-prepared-for-rioters-authorities-say-11609978798
Capitol Police Weren’t Prepared for Rioters, Authorities Say

Federal authorities planned to deal with protests this week with a minimally visible presence, according to law-enforcement officials, an approach which seemed to backfire when pro-Trump rioters...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-police-werent-prepared-for-rioters-authorities-say-11609978798
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