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January 6, 2021 Capitol Attack Response

The response to the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, including the deployment of the National Guard and the roles of the Capitol Police Board and Chief Steven Sund.

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Jan 12, 2026
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Who on the Capitol Police Board made the decision not to request the National Guard before Jan. 6 and what did they testify?

The Capitol Police Board—comprised of the House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, the Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger, and the Architect of the Capitol—decided on January 3, 2021, not to request a...

Jan 15, 2026
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What contemporaneous communications between Capitol Police and Pentagon leaders document requests for Guard assistance on Jan. 6?

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...

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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