In the days leading up to January 6, and on that morning itself, the Secret Service was receiving warnings about the potential for violence—and the White House personnel interacting with them knew it. They knew. This was not just a single stray report, or one isolated intelligence analysis. Instead, the signs were many. The potential for violence should not have been a surprise; indeed, based on communications among Trump supporters identified in the intelligence and threat reporting, it was entirely predictable.
