1. The men in the room when Trump requested the NG troops could swear to it under oath.
(Kash Patel, Mark Meadows, Gen Milley, etc.)
They did not, no one did.
2. Nancy Pelosi was in-charge of security, why isn't she questioned under oath about Trump's request?
She is not in charge of security.
3. Tactical gear is not a firearm, duh. Its defensive and looks cool, duh.
So, why wear it to a "protest"?
Until Nancy, and the DC mayor (Bowser?), and the SGT at Arms, are questioned under oath we don't know anything.
January 4 2021
Bracing for possible violence, the nation's capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President
Donald Trump's supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden's
election victory.
Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested a limited National Guard deployment to help bolster the Metropolitan Police Department. During a press conference on Monday.
According to a U.S. defense official, Bowser put in a request on New Year’s Eve to have Guard members on the streets from Tuesday to Thursday to help with the protests. The official said the additional forces will be used for traffic control and other assistance but they will not be armed or wearing body armor.
Because D.C. does not have a governor, the designated commander of the city’s National Guard is Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. Any D.C. requests for Guard deployments have to be approved by him.
AND she was ignored.
The defense official said that there will be no active duty military troops in the city, and the U.S. military will not be providing any aircraft or intelligence. The D.C. Guard will provide specialized teams that will be prepared to respond to any chemical or biological incident. But the official said there will be no D.C. Guard members on the National Mall or at the U.S. Capitol.
Pelosi doesn't have anything to do with calling in the NG or security.
"Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell blasted the “fact check,” stating that Kertscher is focusing on the lack of a formal request, “But the leaders of the Pentagon then made clear they offered Pelosi and she said No.”
You're FOS.
Besides, why would they "offer" the NG, when Trump "requested" them?
Then Trump claims Pelosi turned them down?
"Former President Donald Trump revealed to the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. crowd Saturday that he asked for 10,000 National Guard troops to handle security during his January 6th rally but was denied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Trump brought this up after being pressed about the January 6th Capitol riots as part of the History Tour with Bill O'Reilly.
She can't do that.
You nut jobs are all over the place in defense of your dear leader.