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National Guard deployment to US Capitol on January 6, 2021

Decision-making process behind the deployment of the National Guard to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, involving Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, and other entities

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Jan 7, 2026

was nancy pelosi responsible for january 6 security

The short answer: Nancy Pelosi was not solely or uniquely responsible for Capitol security on January 6, 2021—operational authority and the delayed National Guard response involved multiple actors in ...

Jan 7, 2026

Did Pelosi or House leadership directly contact Defense Department officials about Guard support before January 6?

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...