This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morrell.

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We were down on the ground.

There were insurrectionists trying to come through the door.

The Capitol police were barricading the door to make sure they were out there.

There was screaming.

There was yelling.

Then at the door, over by where I was, there was pounding, pounding people screaming.

It was police.

There were people identifying themselves as police.

Of course, we had no way of knowing if they truly were after they confirmed that those

individuals, indeed, were Capitol police.

They opened the door and hurried everyone out very quickly.

I never had any similar experiences on the job at CIA, but certainly the training prepares

you for it.

But I will say, Michael, one of the unbelievable things is that, you know, even though earlier

in my career, when I was at CIA, we prepared for these sorts of things, right?

We ran through the scenario, what happens when there's an attack on the building you're

in, when they come looking for high-ranking or, you know, US officials?

Like, how do you respond to that?

What do you do?

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