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Oct 18, 2025
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What was the delay in deploying the National Guard during the January 6 Capitol riots?

The deployment of the National Guard to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, involved a measurable delay driven by , with multiple post-event timelines describing a several-hour gap between initial re...

Jan 16, 2026
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Did trump send troops to defend the Capitol on January 6th?

There is no credible evidence that former President Donald Trump signed an order or directly sent National Guard troops to defend the U.S. Capitol as it was being attacked on January 6, 2021; multiple...

Jan 9, 2026

Did President Trump request additional National Guard troops for Capitol protection on Jan. 6, 2021?

The record is mixed: contemporaneous Pentagon timelines and fact-checking found no evidence that President Trump signed a formal order deploying 10,000–20,000 National Guard troops to the Capitol on J...

Jan 8, 2026

Did President Trump request National Guard deployment to the Capitol on January 6, 2021?

The contemporary record does not show that President Donald Trump signed an order or otherwise formally requested a National Guard deployment to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021; multiple independe...

Jan 3, 2026

Were there recorded phone calls or messages showing Trump asked for troops during the Capitol breach?

No publicly released recorded phone call or message has been shown to prove that former President Donald Trump directly asked for National Guard troops to be deployed to the U.S. Capitol during the Ja...

Jan 3, 2026

What do internal D.C. National Guard and Capitol Police communications reveal about requests and assumptions before the riot?

Internal communications and contemporaneous timelines show that Capitol Police and D.C. authorities asked for National Guard support multiple times before and during January 6, that those requests enc...

Jan 2, 2026

Which internal DoD communications reveal debates over 'optics' and 're-missioning' of the DC National Guard before and during January 6?

Internal Department of Defense documents and testimony show repeated debate among Pentagon and Army officials about whether deploying the D.C. National Guard would be perceived as a political or “opti...

Dec 14, 2025

How has control of the D.C. National Guard been exercised in past emergencies (e.g., Jan. 6, 2021)?

Control of the D.C. National Guard is legally different from state guards: the president delegates command to the secretary of defense and (by further delegation) to the Army secretary, not to a local...

Nov 26, 2025

Which areas of DC saw the most significant reduction in crime after troop deployment?

Available reporting shows violent crime in Washington, D.C. fell sharply in the weeks after the federal “surge” of National Guard troops and federal agents — for example, The Trace and PBS note a 62% ...