General details hourslong delay in getting Guard to Capitol
Maj. Gen. William Walker told senators that Capitol Police requested military support in a 1:49 p.m. call, but the Defense Department’s approval was not relayed until after 5 p.m
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The Defense Department took more than three hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol despite a frantic request for reinforcement from police, according to testimony Wednesday that added to the finger-pointing about the government response.
Maj. Gen.
William Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, told senators that the then-chief of the Capitol Police requested military support in a 1:49 p.m. call, but the Defense Department’s approval for that support was not relayed to him until after 5 p.m., according to prepared testimony. Guard troops who had been waiting on buses were then rushed to the Capitol.
The Defense Department took more than 3 hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot on Jan. 6 after the Capitol Police chief pleaded with the Army for help.
The Defence Department took more than three hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol despite a frantic request for reinforcement from police, according to testimony Wednesday that added to the finger-pointing about the government response.
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