Source for Trump wanting more security and for Pelosi reducing security, please?
Trump wanted the national guard there. They ignored him.
"May 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump wanted National Guard troops in Washington to protect his supporters at a Jan. 6 rally that ended with them attacking the U.S. Capitol, leaving five dead, Trump's former Pentagon chief testified on Wednesday.
Former Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller told a House of Representatives panel that he spoke with Trump on Jan. 3, three days before the now-former president's fiery speech that preceded the violence and led to his second impeachment.
According to Miller's testimony, Trump asked during that meeting whether the District of Columbia's mayor had requested National Guard troops for Jan. 6, the day Congress was to ratify Joe Biden's presidential election victory.
Trump told Miller to "fill" the request, the former defense secretary testified. Miller said Trump told him: "Do whatever is necessary to protect demonstrators that were executing their constitutionally protected rights."
Miller made the remarks during a contentious hearing held by the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating security failures in the days leading to and during the riot.
Representative Carolyn Maloney, the Democrat who chairs the committee, demanded answers from Miller on why National Guard troops did not arrive until hours after the building was overrun.
Miller testified that the U.S. military was deliberately restrained that day when Trump's rally turned into an assault by hundreds of his followers that left five dead, including a Capitol Police officer.
Miller testified that he was concerned in the days before Jan. 6 that sending National Guard troops to Washington would fan fears of a military coup or that Trump advisers were advocating martial law."
Basically Trump wanted the national guard there for security. Told them to fill the request and make it happen.
Miller didn't. The security was deliberately restrained. Said it was to reduce fears of a coup.
Bizarre security failures and delays at the capital.
From nbc.
"A senior law enforcement official said that the DOJ offered federal law enforcement help to the Capitol Police on Wednesday as the situation deteriorated, but said the Capitol force was slow to accept the offer."
Politifact saying security was only Nancy Pelosis fault as "Mostly False". She is in charge of them as speaker but they also reported to McConnell.
"Capitol security is not solely the responsibility of the House speaker. It is provided by the sergeants-at-arms of the House and Senate, and by the Capitol Police.
The House sergeant-at-arms reports to the House speaker, or Pelosi at the time of the attack. The Senate sergeant-at-arms reports to the Senate majority leader — on Jan. 6, Sen. Mitch McConnell."
So my bad. It wasn't just Nancy behind the crappy security. It was also McConnell.
I tried to find more left leaning sources so claims of bias wouldn't really factor in. These all pretty much claim a violent riot caused by Trump and so on.
But, Trump wanted more security and was ignored, security was bizarrely lax and unprepared, Pelosi and McConnell were in charge of capital security.
Strange that there aren't any inquiries into who ordered the doors opened and people let in?