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In new details bearing the suspicion of conspiracy about the assault on the United States Congress, resigned Capitol Police Chief Stephen Sund said that House and Senate security officials obstructed his efforts to summon the Guard. National.
The US newspaper “Washington Post” quoted Sund as saying that “the security officials in the building are in some way in cahoots with the rioters”, supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, who stormed the scene.
Sunde added that security officials “were reluctant to take formal steps to petition the National Guard, even after receiving information that the crowd Trump called to Washington last week to protest his defeat may be much larger than the previous manifestations “.
The capitol police chief previously announced that he would resign from his post, effective January 16, following unprecedented riots that took place last Wednesday.
A day before the Capitol events that formed a political earthquake in the United States, Sund expressed “growing concern over the crowds of Trump supporters expected to arrive in Washington on the confirmation day of Joe Biden’s victory. in the presidency “.
To make the situation safer in anticipation of any emergency, Sund asked House and Senate security officials for permission to put the Washington National Guard on hold, should immediate support be needed.
But the official was surprised that the security leaders of both chambers rejected his request.
In his first press interview after the violent riots that shook America’s image of democracy around the world, Sund said his officials were reluctant to take action such as summoning the National Guard, even after police intelligence said that the number of pro-Trump protesters would be more than before.
In the events of the assault on Congress, 5 people were killed, dozens were injured and more than 50 people were arrested. The rioters wreaked havoc in the congressional building but failed to block the approval of President-elect Biden’s victory.
“The Washington Post” quoted Sund as saying that House security official Paul Irving was not comfortable with the proposal to declare an emergency before the protests, while Irving declined to comment with the newspaper.
He added that Senate Security Officer Michael Stinger believed that “the director of the Capitol Police should communicate informally with the National Guard to request preparation and assistance when necessary.”
“I really don’t want to comment on what happened,” Stinger said.
The capitol police chief stated that his request for security assistance was “rejected or postponed six times.”
Two days later the disaster struck and Sund found his forces in the midst of unprecedented clashes, and during those critical moments he called for help because “the situation was very dangerous with hundreds of assaults on the building.”
More than 8,000 Trump supporters gathered in the vicinity of the building and within 15 minutes he was raped from the west side, with more than 1,500 police officers.
Sunde added: “If there were National Guard forces, we would have been successful in repelling them until more support arrived.”
