(CNN) — The chief in charge of the Washington, District of Columbia Police Department will tell lawmakers Tuesday that the Pentagon was “reluctant to send National Guard soldiers to the Capitol” during the insurrection day on January 6.
In prepared testimony, Chief Commissioner Robert Contee III plans to tell lawmakers about a call just after the Capitol was overrun by supporters of Donald Trump, and how Pentagon officials were apparently unable or uninterested in quickly dispatching US soldiers. National Guard.
“I was surprised by the response from the Department of the Navy, which was reluctant to send members of the Washington, DC National Guard to the Capitol,” Conte said in his prepared statement.
“Although I understand the importance of both planning and public perception, with the facts cited by officials in the call, these issues become secondary when you see your employees widely overwhelmed by a mob and being physically attacked.”
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