General details hourslong delay in getting Guard to Capitol

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The Defense Department took more than three hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after a request for reinforcement from police, according to testimony before Congress.

So far, lawmakers conducting investigations have focused on failed efforts to gather and share intelligence about the insurrectionists’ planning before Jan. 6 and on the deliberations among officials about whether and when to call National Guard troops to protect Congress.

Congress has, for now, abandoned any examination of Trump’s role in the attack after the Senate acquitted him last month of inciting the riot by telling the supporters that morning to “fight like hell” to overturn his defeat. Contee said that Army staff said they were not refusing to send troops, but “did not like the optics of boots on the ground” at the Capitol.

 

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It should have been three minutes!

As a military retiree, the thought that the acting secretary of defense and the secretary of the army could have been influenced by former president Trump is very disturbing to me.

I have asked my Rep to make a motion that those who claimed proxy voting due to pandemic emergency and then went to CPAC; committed perjury, under Title 18 USC section 1001. Let utter contempt for the 500k dead Americans be their legacy.

Disgusting how Biden didn’t even have the balls to tell the truth to Americans. He lied saying he was a moderate🤯 then implemented open boarder policy, putting kids in cages n on pace to break all time illegal immigrant record w/ 117k coming from covid hot spots n not tested

Trump's recently installed goons slowed it up, no doubt.

QAnon oath in Fourth of July video via CTVNews

Will there be a damn investigation as to WHY and WHO?

Heads must roll. Officer Sicknick’s family deserves that & more.

Three hours? That’s not bad at all. For them to do the planning & logistics then deploy in that short of a period is impressive.

It takes 48 to 72 hours to call up the Guard. Guy can’t just leave his job at noon and be at the Capitol by 2 in uniform. Too many holes in this story.

Leadership was rooting for the terrorists.

While the Insurrection was happening this is what The Former Guy was doing at the White House.....

Holy smokes- Does General Walker have the receipts to back this up?

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Nancy Pelosi denied the request of NG due to optics. Trump requested 10,000 troops that she denied.

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