Welcome to Conversation for August 13

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There is much wailing and bashing of teeth over President Trump’s insertion of himself into the DC policing, or lack thereof. One of the favorite critiques is; what about January 6. The implication being he did not deploy the National Guard. If any of you decide to engage in debate on that matter, the following is your best weapon.

Former Capitol Police Chief Brutally Factchecks Pelosi After She Slams Trump For Deploying National Guard in D.C. Crime Crackdown

“Ma’am, it is long past time to be honest with the American people,” Sund responded on X.

On January 3, I requested National Guard assistance, but your Sergeant at Arms denied it. Under federal law (2 U.S.C. §1970), I was prohibited from calling them in without specific approval. That same day, Carol Corbin at the Pentagon offered National Guard support, but I was forced to decline because I lacked the legal authority.

On January 6, while the Capitol was under attack and despite my repeated calls, your Sergeant at Arms again denied my urgent requests for over 70 agonizing minutes, “running it up the chain” for your approval.

When I needed assistance, it was denied. Yet when it suited you, you ordered fencing topped with concertina wire and surrounded the Capitol with thousands of armed National Guard troops.

Sund, a 30-plus year veteran of D.C. law enforcement, has repeatedly detailed in both public interviews and in testimony before Congress his deep frustration at not getting the National Guard help that he believed would have been a “game changer” during the Capitol Hill riot.

The following may not be longer be applicable in many of your lives; however, let us harken back to the days of your children leaving certain toys out on the floor and what those toys planned.