Thread by @weareoversight

New: The @washingtonpost reports that the Army initially pushed to deny D.C.’s request for a National Guard presence before the Jan. 6 rally that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

The Post obtained an internal draft memo that stated the military wouldn’t be necessary to help with crowd control and traffic unless more than 100,000 people attended.

This reporting adds further detail to the security failures that preceded the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection.

But many unanswered questions remain. As the Post noted, “the political appointees and generals who were leading the Pentagon on Jan. 6 haven’t been called to testify publicly on the matter before Congress.”

Last week, we sued the Pentagon, Secret Service, and Justice Department for communications that could provide important insight into how top military and law enforcement officials reacted to the rapidly escalating violence during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
americanoversight.org/american-overs…

We’re also suing for records to uncover what the president did while his supporters ransacked the Capitol.
americanoversight.org/american-overs…

These lawsuits seek to answer key questions about the attacks.

What went wrong — both on Jan. 6 and in the days before?

Why were security services so unprepared?

Why was the National Guard response delayed for more than three hours?

We still need answers.