Congress Probes Pentagon’s Delay in Sending Troops During Capitol Riot

D.C. National Guard chief William Walker waited for over three hours for help while Trump's MAGA Mob rampaged thru Congress on J

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D.C. National Guard chief William Walker waited for over three hours for help while Trump’s MAGA Mob rampaged thru Congress on Jan. 6.

Three hours and 19 minutes, while a riot raged at the Capitol.

That’s how long the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard says elapsed between then-Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund’s “frantic” plea for help quelling a violent mob and the ultimate approval of military aid by the Pentagon.

The discrepancy between his estimate and the Pentagon’s conflicting testimony is now at the heart of lawmakers’ investigation into the security lapses that prolonged the siege on Congress on Jan. 6.

The conflict in officials’ accounts of their response to the insurrection came into sharper view on Wednesday, when D.C. National Guard chief William Walker told senators he was blocked from reacting quickly while Pentagon officials disputed his account.

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