By Susan Jones | March 4, 2021 | 10:38am EST
Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - I was personally sickened by the violence and destruction I witnessed at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, Major General William Walker, the commanding general for the District of Columbia National Guard, told Congress on Wednesday.
But because of bureaucratic restrictions and delays up the chain of command, Walker said it took three hours and 19 minutes for guardsmen to finally respond to a frantic call for help from then-Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund.
Walker laid out the timeline in his opening statement, as follows:
Top lawmakers say the Capitol Police Board, which is beholden to House and Senate leaders, needs significant changes after the security failures of Jan. 6.
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In this Feb. 2, 2021 file photo a placard is displayed with an image of the late U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick on it as people wait for an urn with his cremated remains to be carried into the U.S. Capitol to lie in honor.Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP, File
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley went first, asking FBI Director Christopher Wray about the death of Brian Sicknick, the police officer who collapsed the night of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol after “physically engaging” with rioters.
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