Three days before the riots at the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon asked the Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower. Then during the chaos Wednesday, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down both times.
Source: U.S. Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to stop pro-Trump rioters | CBC News
The question I’d be asking: was there any directon from the WH, specifically Trump, to keep the security light? As a gift to his supporters?
