Posted on 01/10/2021 10:05:18 PM PST by Robwin
Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard
Two days before Congress was set to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into Washington in protest.
To be on the safe side, Sund asked House and Senate security officials for permission to request that the D.C. National Guard be placed on standby in case he needed quick backup.
But, Sund said Sunday, they turned him down.
In his first interview since pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, Sund, who has since resigned his post, said his supervisors were reluctant to take formal steps to put the Guard on call even as police intelligence suggested that the crowd President Trump had invited to Washington to protest his defeat probably would be much larger than earlier demonstrations.
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It’s cause they wanted antifa to do what they did.
Yep! They’re seen on video feeds opening the doors for Antifa to enter the premises.
Oh what a tangled web we weave.
Every day, when we think these clowns, commonly referred to as our Representatives and Senators, show up for work the continue to lower the bar and reveal that they are even more corrupt, inept and malicious than they were the day before.
They knew it was coming and let it happen.
The family of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick should be able to sue the shorts off these scumbags, for he knew what they are for a long, long time.
THIS is what the 2am was all about...
All security for the House and Senate members resides with the Sargent-at-Arms (roughly 800-to-900). The Capital Police Force presently has around 2,000. Each has it’s agenda and processes.
Some would suggest that they should be one single force. Neither group are controlled by the President. Both are financed by the yearly finance bills that the House sponsors.
From what I read over the weekend....lot of negativity has been brewing (bad morale) within the Capital Police. Some of it is simply disgruntled individuals...some angry over pay situation. In the past, some have used the phrase ‘door-guards’ when discussing the force.
Here’s the thing over the National Guard though...neither the House Speaker or Senate Majority Leader have authority to call for the National Guard. The mayor of DC does not have authority. If DC was a state...then the ‘governor’ could call for their local National Guard to activate their local guard (note, it’s around 2,700 folks from DC area by itself).
I’ll take a guess that this is one of the ten reasons why DC for statehood starts up shortly, but adding that 2,700 National Guardsmen would make no real difference in a riot.
So I’ll make this prediction...there’s some major overhaul of the Capital Police and they double the number of members by spring of 2022.
The mayor can ask and I doubt she would be turned down.
What’s the 2am refer to?
BINGO!!! Antifa was TOLD to do that...they and BLM are DEMOCRATS POLICE!! Which makes them UNTOUCHABLE!
It took 4 ADULTS to write this! geesh.
HUH?
LMAO!!
“Adults” is a subjective word nowadays.......
From sources , the former Capitol Police Chief was a big stroke. Clearly he is.
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Tony Shaffer
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The evidence is clear -
@NPR
posting a story about the Capitol seige at 9:30 AM, the reports of pipe bombs at 11:45 AM - both before the President spoke... wake up...
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I agree. I was walking past the Capitol and flash bangs were already going off and this was before Trump’s speech had ended.
https://twitter.com/T_S_P_O_O_K_Y/status/1348625378106081280?s=20
OMG!!! Can you put that in the SIDEBAR so ALL FREEPERS see it???? PLEASE??
“OMG!!! Can you put that in the SIDEBAR so ALL FREEPERS see it???? PLEASE??”
FR will no longer allow post to Twitter like that .
It’s a big mistake and I have tons of info of stuff like that . He is one of Trump’s advisors and the director of the London Center . Just pass the link to whomever you can .
"What’s the 2am refer to"
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