National Guard Refused Before Jan. 6 Because ‘Pelosi Will Never Go For It’: Former Capitol Police Chief

Steven Sund told a U.S. House panel that his pleas for help on Jan. 3, 2021, were refused by the House and Senate sergeants at arms.

Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies before the Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. U.S. House/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

Three days before Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving rejected Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund’s request for National Guard help because Mr. Irving said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would “never go for it,” the now-former police chief testified before a House subcommittee on Sept. 19.

Mr. Sund’s revelation came during a 90-minute hearing before the Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight.