THE POLICE CHIEF REQUESTED NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORIZATION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. HE WAS DENIED.
Denied by WHO?
House Sargent of Arms Irving-His Boss PELOSI
Senate Sargent of Arms Stenger His Boss McConnell
Capital Police Board (Stenger is Chair)
So, who makes up the Capital Police Board?
https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2021/01/three-out-of-four-members-of-the-capitol-police-board-are-gone-or-on-their-way-out.html
the Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives
the Sergeant At Arms of the United States Senate
the Architect of the Capitol
… and the Chief of Police, who is an ex-officio member
WHO IS THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL? Brett Blanton
From the Police Chief’s letter, “We were monitoring the actions and demeanor of the crowd, which at the time did not raise any concerns, when we received word at 12:52 p.m. that a pipe bomb had been located at the Republican National Committee headquarters, immediately adjacent to Capitol Grounds. We responded immediately to coordinate and send resources to the scene, including a number of officers, officials, and a bomb squad. We also dispatched resources to look for other explosive devices, suspects, and vehicles. At almost the exactly same time, we observed a large group of individuals approaching the West Front of the Capitol. When the group arrived at the perimeter, they did not act like any group of protestors I had ever seen. Unlike other heated protests, these protesters did not simply congregate to angrily voice their grievances. As soon as this group arrived at our perimeter, they immediately began to fight violently with the officers and to tear apart the steel crowd control barriers, using them to assault the officers.
It was immediately clear that their primary goal was to defeat our perimeter as quickly as possible and to get past the police line. This mob was like nothing I have seen in my law enforcement career. The group consisted of thousands of well-coordinated, well-equipped violent criminals. They had weapons, chemical munitions, protective equipment, explosives, and climbing gear. A number of them were wearing radio ear pieces indicating a high level of coordination.
Given these factors, it was clear to me at 1:00 p.m. that the situation was deteriorating rapidly. I called MPD and requested assistance and they responded immediately. I also requested assistance from the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division and other law enforcement agencies.”
MY EMPHASIS ADDED.
*****I notified the two Sergeant at Arms by 1:09 p.m. that I urgently needed support and asked them to declare a State of EMERGENCY and authorize the National Guard. I was advised by Mr. Irving that he needed to run it up the chain of COMMAND. I continued to follow up with Mr. Irving, who was with Mr. Stenger at the time, and he advised that he was waiting to hear back from CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP, but expected authorization at any moment. At approximately 1:50 p.m., not yet having authorization from CPB, and noting the extreme urgency of the situation, I notified General William Walker that I should have approval shortly and that we had an urgent request for the National Guard. At 2:10 p.m., I finally received notification from Mr. Irving that the CPB authorized me to request the National Guard. However, as explained below, I soon learned that our request would also need to be approved by the Department of Defense.”
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP IS BLAMING PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR THEIR FAILURES! They were responsible for authorizing the National Guard and they waited until after the attack to authorize them.
ACQUITTED.
Anyone care to guess how long it will take until the Dems charge him in criminal/civil court?