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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
, as Speaker of the , does not possess unilateral legal authority to order the deployment of the to the or elsewhere; that power lies with the and, when delegated, with officials such as the defense s...
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 ...
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...