Nancy Pelosi in Presidential Debate at CNN headquarters, Atlanta GA

On Principles & Values: Leaders responsible for Jan.6, but where was National Guard?

"As then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi fled the Capitol after it was overrun by pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, she grilled her chief of staff incredulously on a key question: "You're going to ask me--in the middle of the thing--'should we call the National Guard?' Why weren't the National Guard there to begin with?" Republicans have portrayed Pelosi as singularly responsible for the security breakdown, despite evidence that they relied on the assessments of police. The new footage largely aligns with footage released by the Jan. 6 select committee, [where Pelosi's staff said] that Capitol security officials believed they were adequately prepared--but the then-speaker cut her off, adding that leaders have a 'responsibility'."