“… As she made her way from the House floor to her SUV escorted by her security detail and senior staff, the speaker lamented that by delaying the official election certification proceedings, the rioters appeared to have succeeded in their mission.
“If they stop the proceedings, they will have succeeded in stopping the validation of the President of the United States,” Pelosi said.
She then raised questions about why security officials did not anticipate the level of violence that unfolded on January 6 and questioned why the National Guard had not been brought in earlier.
“How many times did the members ask, ‘Are we prepared? Are we prepared?’ We’re not prepared for the worst,” Pelosi said. “We’re calling the National Guard, now? It should’ve been here to start out. I just don’t understand it. Why do we empower people this way by not being ready?”
On top of repeatedly asking if the National Guard was coming, Pelosi turned to her chief of staff, Terri McCullough, and said, “I feel responsible,” adding: “We have a responsibility, Terri. We did not have any accountability for what was going on there and we should have. This is ridiculous.”
Pelosi said the National Guard “clearly didn’t know” what was going to transpire on January 6 and continued, “I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more. Because it’s stupid.”
“Shame on us,” the speaker said as she headed to Fort McNair. …”
The morning after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was clear: She wanted attention to be on getting Donald Trump out of office.
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