The New York Times Has Just Published An Excellent Third-Party After-Action Report on the Battle at the Capitol That’s Nevertheless Missing the Most Important Element of All

Two hundred Proud Boys made the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol possible, but we know far more about the other 1,800+ rioters who went into the building—and why they did so—than the NYT reports.

ABOVE: As this image from the New York Times after-action report indicates, on January 6 insurrectionist forces were—at first—focused on the rear of the Capitol.

Introduction

The New York Times has just published the most incisive after-action report (AAR) on the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol thus far. The report confirms the attack as a p…