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.
From the Police Chief’s resignation letter, “Finally, I must add that I wish that before placing the blame on the USCP and on me as the Chief for the breach of the Capitol by an insurrectionist mob, more consideration would have been given to the impact of incomplete information provided by intelligence assessments, the denied National Guard request, and the subsequent delayed approval for National Guard assistance. Again, I do not believe that the U.S. Capitol Police failed. Greatly outnumbered and against tremendous odds, they kept the Members safe. I truly regret my early departure from an agency and a mission I so cherished. Working with the women and men of the USCP, sworn and civilian,and serving the congressional community, was the highlight of my 30 year law enforcement career.”
Why didn’t the FBI do anything about the BLM guy, Sullivan and others who planned and plotted this? The FBI has NOT been Trump’s friend.
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.
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Duh! Yes, that fails to get pointed out a lot, but Pelosi and the Senate Leader are ultimately responsible for safety of the 2 houses of Congress-ie the Capital.
And the Mayor, IIRC even notified DOD that they did not need or want any help, even though as we now know, the Capital Police wanted it, and POTUS/DOD were offering it.
That unusual crowd that the Police describe are the storm troopers of the left. I saw and heard actions and chants exactly what I observed in Portland. They were also observed using the hand signals that some of the violent elements in Hong Kong used as well as the scaffold scaling. These were well trained shock troops-definitely NOT MAGA.