There is no record of Trump formally authorizing 20,000 National Guard troops prior to the Jan. 6 attack. There is also no record of Pelosi rejecting such an authorization — which she would not have had the authority to do so as House speaker.
in advance of the Jan. 6 attack about the possibility of seeking more National Guard support. The Pentagon communicated with the Capitol Police to see if they would require further assistance, the documents show, but no additional requests were made; the Senate report said the Capitol Police Board members"did not appear to be fully familiar with the statutory and regulatory requirements for requesting National Guard support.
The Capitol Police Board includes the Capitol Police chief and the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms, who report respectively to the House speaker and the Senate majority leader. But neither document makes any reference to a request or authorization of 20,000 National Guard troops, or to Pelosi blocking one.that he did not speak with congressional leadership about potentially bringing in National Guard support until Jan. 6."Had President Trump ordered 20,000 National Guard soldiers to the Capitol before Jan. 6, it would have happened," said Dwight Stirling, the founder and CEO of the Center for Law and Military Policy.
There is no record of Trump formally authorizing 20,000 National Guard troops prior to the Jan. 6 attack. There is also no record of Pelosi rejecting such an authorization — and experts said she would not have had the authority to do so as House speaker.PolitiFact staff writer Grace Abels contributed research and reporting to this fact-check.
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