Lawmakers Not Told of Police Request for Backup

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4. From Jan. 7, the big Q: "Why the stand down?"

I’d forgotten this...

This is why the National Guard didn’t respond to the attack on the Capitol

Military Times, Jan. 7, 2021
Meghann Myers and Howard Altman

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Simply put, the National Guard only shows up to D.C. when they’ve been invited, and the Capitol Police did not extend that invitation until after the breach, according to a source with knowledge of the process, who was not authorized to speak about it on the record.

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“It makes absolutely no sense that they were not there ahead of time,” the former Trump Cabinet member said. “This was not an intelligence failure. The president invited these folks to Washington. He met with them and incited them. Everyone knew they were coming for a significant period of time.”

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https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/07/this-is-why-the-national-guard-didnt-respond-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol/