Senate finds broad government errors ahead of attack on US Capitol

Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the US Capitol in Washington (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

A Senate investigation of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement missteps before the violent attack.

Those errors included a breakdown within multiple intelligence agencies and a lack of training and preparation for Capitol Police officers who were quickly overwhelmed by the rioters.