Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the U.S Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower.
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Pro-Trump rioters try to break through a police barrier at the US Capitol in Washington, January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
WASHINGTON (AP) Three days before supporters of US President Donald Trump rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the US Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower. And as the mob descended on the building Wednesday, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down both times, according to senior defense officials and two people familiar with the matter.
Despite plenty of warnings of a possible insurrection and ample resources and time to prepare, the Capitol Police planned only for a free speech demonstration.
Now the Senate will decide whether to convict him and block him from ever again serving as president as the upper chamber starts the impeachment trial on February 9.
It s a long shot, given that Trump is now out of office and remains popular among Republicans. But the Constitution allows the Senate to bar an official that lawmakers have convicted in an impeachment trial from holding federal office again.
It would take all Senate Democrats with the help of 17 Republicans to pull that off. Should that happen, it could be the ultimate dagger in the political career of a US president like no other.