At least according to NYT[1] it seems like the police being outmatched was rather intentional. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/washington-dc-prot

At least according to NYT[1] it seems like the police being outmatched was rather intentional. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/washington-dc-protests/trump-rebuffed-initial-requests-to-deploy-the-national-guard-to-the-capitol-pence-gave-the-go-ahead https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/washington-dc-pro...