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Pentagon and DC officials trade barbs over handling of Capitol riot as Army considers giving weapons to National Guard

Pentagon and DC officials trade barbs over handling of Capitol riot as Army considers giving weapons to National Guard

CNN
Saturday, January 9, 2021 4:30 PM GMT

As a mob of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol in Washington and breached the American legislature for the first time since 1814, efforts to mobilize the National Guard in an unprecedented crisis were hamstrung by bureaucracy and confusion between Pentagon, DC government and Capitol police officials.

An official familiar with conversations in the DC government said the Pentagon was too hesitant to deploy troops ahead of the protest and once the situation deteriorated rapidly they said defense officials took too long to approve the deployment of additional troops. Facing increased scrutiny about the timeline, the Pentagon has pushed back, outright rejecting accusations that defense officials denied any requests for help. When the first calls for aid came shortly before 2 p.m., "The request was amorphous," a senior defense official said, adding it was a nonspecific "We need help" request.
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