Defense officials told Congress that the delay in getting the National Guard to the Capitol during the attack on Jan. 6 was unavoidable because law enforcement officials simply were not prepared for a violent mob. Members of the National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol complex, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alan Fram) WASHINGTON (CN) — Top security officials defended the deployment delay of the National Guard to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 during a tense oversight hearing Tuesday where lawmakers pored over the litany of intelligence failures pockmarking the deadly day. Seeking clarification about what transpired among law enforcement and defense officials on and before the attack on Jan. 6, House Oversight Committee chairwoman Carolyn Maloney laced into FBI director Christopher Wray.