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Authority to call up the National Guard on January 6, 2021, was legally and practically split among multiple actors: the District of Columbia Mayor could request DC National Guard assistance, the Capi...
On Jan. 6, 2021 the formal chain of authority to request National Guard support for the Capitol ran through the Capitol Police Board — composed of the House and Senate sergeants at arms and the Archit...
Pentagon after-action timelines and testimony place formal authority to mobilize and activate with (with operational control running through ), and they describe a sequence of approvals and constraint...
Chief Steven Sund made repeated, contemporaneous oral requests for National Guard assistance during a chaotic conference call at about 2:26 p.m. on Jan. 6, a plea that Pentagon timelines and later tes...
Pentagon memoranda issued in the days before Jan. 6 imposed unusual limits on how the D.C. National Guard could be used and on the commander’s ability to move forces without higher authorization, and ...
Multiple officials at different agencies both approved and denied requests for National Guard and other assistance around January 6, 2021: the D.C. National Guard activation was approved by Acting Def...
The available reporting shows that House leadership — including Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office — did directly try to contact Pentagon officials about bringing in National Guard forces on January 6, 202...
Yes: the U.S. Capitol Police requested National Guard assistance on January 6, 2021—Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund made urgent requests during the attack and earlier in the week sought National Guar...
The immediate authority to request National Guard assistance at the U.S. Capitol rested with the Capitol Police Board and the Capitol Police chief, but the D.C. National Guard could not deploy to the ...
Since January 6, 2021, the practical lines of who can authorize the District of Columbia National Guard have been tightened inside the Pentagon and subjected to vigorous congressional debate: the Defe...
The House Sergeant‑at‑Arms is both a ceremonial lead and a practical enforcer at swearing‑in events: the office during the oath and related proceedings. Contemporary descriptions emphasize those cerem...