This is nuts, Capitol Hill Police Chief does 1st interview

Jan 11, 2021, 11:48 AM

Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said he couldn't get National Guard in after multiple requests

"The first wave of protesters arrived at the Capitol about 12:40 p.m.

“As soon as they hit the fence line, the fight was on,” Sund said. “Violent confrontations from the start. They came with riot helmets, gas masks, shields, pepper spray, fireworks, climbing gear — climbing gear! — explosives, metal pipes, baseball bats. I have never seen anything like it in 30 years of events in Washington.”

Using video footage from the Capitol and radio transmissions from his incident commanders, Sund could see his officers trying to hold the line. But the rioters immediately yanked the barricade fence out of the way and threw it at his officers’ heads.

“I realized at 1 p.m., things aren’t going well,” he said. “I’m watching my people getting slammed.”

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“I am making an urgent, urgent immediate request for National Guard assistance,” Sund recalled saying. “I have got to get boots on the ground.”

On the call were several officials from the D.C. government, as well as officials from the Pentagon, including Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, director of the Army Staff. The D.C. contingent was flabbergasted to hear Piatt say that he could not recommend that his boss, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, approve the request.

“I don’t like the visual of the National Guard standing a police line with the Capitol in the background,” Piatt said, according to Sund and others on the call.

Again and again, Sund said, “The situation is dire,” recalled John Falcicchio, the chief of staff for D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser. “Literally, this guy is on the phone, I mean, crying out for help. It’s burned in my memories.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html

Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard

Even as rioters violently overran his forces, Steven Sund said in an exclusive interview, the sergeants at arms for the House and Senate took more than an hour to approve his request.

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took place over the last year. The only way to control a crowd is to present an overwhelming show of forces. Put a massive number of national guard in front of a crowd and the crowd will realize that whatever it is they want isn't worth the price they have to pay to get it.

I'm not claiming this was antifa/blm, just pointing out that the people, including the mayor of DC and others responsible for the safety of our elected officials continue to fail to protect our nation. I submit the video I posted yesterday of the cops opening that double metal door side door and escorting protesters into the building.

I don't excuse anyone who entered the building but I promise, those let through the door and escorted up the stairs are not going to be found guilty of illegal entry to anything if they even make a court case out of it.

This is nuts, Capitol Hill Police Chief does 1st interview

But Benghazi, amiright?***

This fits the same profile as the antifa/blm riots which...

Your record on being right about court cases is about 4%.***

That’s pretty generous***

Re: This is nuts, Capitol Hill Police Chief does 1st interview

Defund Lt. Gen. Pliatt

I won't be surprised when it comes out that the POTUS office

This is the Republican’s conundrum in continuing supporting

Seems more illustrative of the actual state of law

Cops don’t like beating up other cops.***

They did catch a lot of crap this summer for breaking out

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