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He penned a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others making his case.
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US Capitol riots: Tracking the insurrection
On Jan. 6, rioters coming from a pro-Trump rally broke into the U.S. Capitol, resulting in deaths, injuries, arrests and vandalism.CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images, FILE
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund sent an eight-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Congressional leaders on Monday, providing a detailed account of the events leading up to the Jan. 6 riots as well as a detailed timeline of events as he saw them unfold on that day.
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund says he believes the Capitol riot was part of an orchestrated plan. He also says reports of pipe bombs planted nearby may have been used to distract police.
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund s request for National Guard backup was denied, he says in interview John Bacon, USA TODAY
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Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said he requested that the National Guard be placed on standby in the days before the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, but House and Senate security officials turned him down.
Sund, who resigned his post the day after the riot, told The Washington Post he had been concerned that the protest planned for Jan. 6 would be larger than expected. Sund said he asked House and Senate security officials for permission to request that the National Guard be placed on standby.