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Absolutely. Moreover, why are the Capitol Police Chiefs singled out? Could they have asked for, say, the National Guard? Were they supposed to go to the leaders
by ezequiel-garzon 6y ago
Absolutely. Moreover, why are the Capitol Police Chiefs singled out? Could they have asked for, say, the National Guard? Were they supposed to go to the leaders of Congress the days before the certification to make it happen? I was always of the idea that federal authorities would be tasked with such planning, enrolling (among others) the Capitol Police.
- caminocorner 6y ago> Could they have asked for, say, the National Guard? They declined the help, and that of the FBI https://apnews.com/article/capitol-police-reject-federal-help-9c39a4ddef0ab60a48828a07e4d03380 https://apnews.com/article/capitol-police-reject-federal-hel...
- always_left 6y agoWith all the context the police got and repeatedly turning down help, at this point I think the extra support should be mandatory. He ordered guards for other protests but not this? We can’t let the system protecting our government rely on one person’s decision like that. It’s so abhorrent it makes me paranoid thinking he was a part of it
- ezequiel-garzon 6y agoOh, that's... puzzling, then. Thanks for the source.
- raman325 6y agoReportedly the Capitol Police turned down offers for help both before and during the event. Best source I could find: https://nypost.com/2021/01/07/capitol-police-nixed-fbi-national-guard-help-before-siege/ https://nypost.com/2021/01/07/capitol-police-nixed-fbi-natio... EDIT: The other comment has a better source
- rightbyte 6y agoCapitol Police got 2 200 officers.