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Capitol Police Board Decision on National Guard Deployment January 6 2021

The decision of the Capitol Police Board not to pre-authorize a National Guard deployment to the Capitol before January 6, 2021, and its consequences.

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Jan 7, 2026
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Which officials denied or approved security requests for the Capitol on January 6 2021?

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...

Jan 6, 2026
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What did the Capitol Police Board decide about National Guard requests before Jan. 6, 2021?

The Capitol Police Board — the three-member panel composed of the House Sergeant at Arms, the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the Architect of the Capitol — opted not to pre-authorize a National Guard dep...

Jan 7, 2026

What did the Capitol Police Board say in testimony about National Guard requests before and during Jan. 6, 2021?

Capitol Police Board members who testified to congressional committees offered differing, sometimes defensive accounts of requests for the D.C. National Guard before and during January 6, 2021, saying...

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