US Capitol Police, Washington Metropolitan Police and local officials requested support from the DC National Guard 12 times on January 6 while the Capitol was under attack, the House Oversight Committee Democrats said
RELATED: Meet the internet sleuths tracking down the January 6 insurrectionistsDemocrats on the committee pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray and two Army officials about the response to the January 6 insurrection -- including the time it took for Guard officials to respond to the unfolding attack -- during the committee's latest hearing on the riot.
Piatt and Flynn testified that on a call with DC and Capitol officials, Piatt had explained that he was not denying a request for support as the officials believed but said he had to wait for an answer from Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. In the meantime, they said, they put together a plan for the response. Piatt acknowledged there had been a delay in the time it took to respond, but argued that time was needed to redeploy the Guard members.
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