Outgoing US Capitol Police chief says his effort to get help was thwarted

The outgoing chief of the US Capitol Police said House of Representatives and Senate security officials had thwarted his efforts to call in the National Guard, contradicting assertions from other officials who said the force had not asked for help. Steven Sund said his supervisors were reluctant to put the Guard on call even as intelligence suggested that the crowd was probably going to be much larger than earlier demonstrations.

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