From the NYT today:
“Two days before the attack, Steven Sund, then the chief of the Capitol Police, requested that the Capitol Police Board declare a state of emergency and authorize a request to secure National Guard support. The board denied the request, according to Ms. Pittman, but encouraged Mr. Sund to contact the National Guard to determine how many guardsman could be sent to the Capitol on short notice, which he did.
As the protesters became an increasing threat to the Capitol on Jan. 6, Mr. Sund asked for more help from federal agencies and law enforcement agencies in the area. “He also lobbied the Board for authorization to bring in the National Guard, but he was not granted authorization for over an hour,” she said.
Two of the board members at the time of the attack have already resigned, Paul D. Irving, the House sergeant-at arms, and Michael C. Stenger, the Senate sergeant-at-arms. The third member, J. Brett Blanton, the Architect of the Capitol, is still on the board. Mr. Blanton was nominated by Mr. Trump in December 2019 and confirmed by the Senate that same month.”
J. Brett Blanton appears to have been working from the inside on Trump’s behalf to ensure the domestic terrorists would have easy access to the Capitol building in order to execute their pre-mediated insurrection. The US security agencies (all of them) need to investigate all three Board members, but especially Blanton, for possible treasonous acts as well as any and all communication with Trump or his minions since his installation in 2019. This needs to happen NOW, pre-Impeachment trial.
How is this guy still on the Capitol Police Board?