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> 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-hel

• always_left 6y ago
  With 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 ago
  Oh, that's... puzzling, then. Thanks for the source.