Re: Trump Thread
The Sergeant at Arms for the House and Senate are in charge of the coordination of Capitol security procedures, working with the Capitol Police force to implement security plans to protect Congress. Nobody thinks they alone need to stand alone to face down the mob, but rather it was a critical planning failure that they must be held accountable for, especially since there were so many prior warnings that the protest would turn violent.
Edit: the chief of Capitol Police will be resigning on Jan. 16th. Good timing, because of this report that they rejected assistance prior to the riot and even as it was materializing.
Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the U.S Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower. And as the mob descended on the building Wednesday, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down both times, according to senior defense officials and two people familiar with the matter.
Despite plenty of warnings of a possible insurrection and ample resources and time to prepare, the Capitol Police planned only for a free speech demonstration.
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