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Information about the riot, which was incited in part by Trump, is coming to light, as well. Pro-Trump dark money groups were among those behind the Jan. 6 protest that triggered the attack on the Capitol. The Biden transition continues apace. On Monday, the president-elect announced that he would nominate career diplomat William Burns to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Twitter has suspended 70,000 QAnon accounts since U.S. Capitol riot "These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAno...

The U.S. military is reviewing whether any active-duty service members may have participated in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Even as rioters violently overran his forces, Steven Sund said in an exclusive interview, the sergeants at arms for the House and Senate took more than an hour to approve his request.

WASHINGTON - Two days before Congress was set to formalize President-elect Joe Bidens victory, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was growing worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into the District of Columbia in protest.

In his first interview since pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol last week, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who has since resigned, said his supervisors were reluctant to take formal steps to put the DC National Guard on call even as police intelligence suggested that the crowd President Trump had invited to Washington to protest his defeat probably would be much larger than earlier demonstrations.

The National Guard deployment in Washington this week will increase from roughly 6,200 troops from D.C. and six states to about 10,000 troops by the weekend.

By Justine Coleman - 01/10/21 11:21 PM EST   Outgoing Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund accused House and Senate security officials of hindering multiple efforts before and during the Capitol riot to call in the National Guard. Sund told The Washington Post in an interview published Sunday night – his first since the events at the Capitol Wednesday — that he asked House and Senate security officials in the days before Congress was set to count the Electoral College votes to allow him t...

The U.S. Capitol Police chief who was in charge during last week’s deadly riots reportedly asked his supervisors ahead of time for permission to request that the D.C. National Guard be on standby if the situation spiraled out of control – but was denied. 

Steven Sund said that House and Senate security officials rejected or slow-walked multiple calls by the agency ahead to call in the National Guard.

A former White House official with close ties to Pence earlier told CBS News that the vice president is "discouraged, disheartened, hurt and stunned."