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Lawmakers Not Told of Police Request for Backup

January 16, 2021 at 10:38 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “The Capitol Police asked the sergeants-at-arms to request that the National Guard be placed on standby. But the sergeants-at-arms, Michael C. Stenger of the Senate and Paul Irving of the House, rejected the request without raising the issue with either the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, or Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”

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