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After leaving a location, I had three calls with Speaker Pelosi about getting people back into chambers. Speaker Pelosi's claim of not speaking with me is inaccurate. I cannot comment on whether Capitol security was politicized. I wish Speaker Pelosi had considered the challenges I faced before calling for my resignation. Former Sergeant at Arms believed we were prepared for a typical demonstration, not for the events that unfolded. We did not anticipate a member of Congress inciting the crowd.

"We did not have any accountability for what was going on there, and we should have." The House GOP obtaining the video of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking with her chief of staff as she evacuated the capital that day. Pelosi heard blaming herself for not having the National Guard on hand to stop the mob. "Why weren't the National Guard there to begin with? I take responsibility for not having them, just prepare for more." The video shot by Pelosi's daughter, Alexandra Pelosi, for an HBO documentary. Pelosi telling MSNBC the video is Republicans' attempt to rewrite history. The former president and his toadies do not want to face the facts. They're trying to do revisionist history on January 6.

The transcript centers on discussions about security failures on January 6, 2021, and the steps taken to address them, including the involvement of the House Sergeant at Arms and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Key points: - Initiating discussions on National Guard: The witness confirms meeting with the House Sergeant at Arms regarding the National Guard prior to January 6. The House Sergeant at Arms was Paul Irving, appointed by Speaker Pelosi at that time. Irving reportedly stated he “didn’t like the optics” when the National Guard was first raised. - Run it up the chain and approval process: On January 6, when the witness sought approval to call in the National Guard, Irving indicated he would “run it up the chain,” understood as the leadership chain, leading toward the Speaker’s office and Speaker Pelosi. The witness clarified that the leadership chain on the House side comprises the top security official and the elected leadership team up to Speaker Pelosi. - How it ends up with Pelosi’s office: The witness stated that running up the chain would likely end with the Speaker’s office and possibly Speaker Pelosi, describing the path as through the speaker’s office. - Three calls with Pelosi on January 6: During a January 7 press conference, Pelosi claimed she had not talked to the witness since the breach and called for the witness’s resignation. The witness asserts that Pelosi’s claim was inaccurate, stating he spoke with Pelosi three times that evening. The three calls were: 1) First call: When the witness went to brief Vice President Pence at the secure location; he briefed Irving about returning to the chambers and the timing. Irving called Pelosi on the witness’s cell phone around 05:34 to have Pelosi on the line. 2) Second call: After walking away from Pence briefing, the witness met with Stenger and headed to brief the Senate. Jennifer Hemingway handed him Emily Barrett’s phone, and Pelosi was on the line as they discussed the information given to Pence about when the Capitol could be back in session; the witness stated he assured Pelosi the information was correct and that the chambers could be reoccupied by 7 PM. The call ended. 3) Third call: While at the Senate, on a cell phone, using another official’s cell line, the witness briefed leadership off-site at a secure location about plans to get them back into chambers. Pelosi participated in this third call as part of briefing leadership. - Pelosi’s comment and resignation: The witness concurs with Pelosi’s claim that he spoke three times, contradicting Pelosi’s assertion of no contact since the breach. The witness expresses a wish that Pelosi had considered the challenges faced and the efforts to bring in outside resources on January 6 before she called for his resignation. - Additional clarifications: When asked if Pelosi’s office or Pelosi herself politicized capital security, the witness said he had no idea. He also offered a closing remark hoping Pelosi would consider the witness’s efforts and the steps taken to reinforce security that day.

Speaker 1 calls for the resignation of the Chief of the Capitol Police and Speaker Pelosi confirms that Mr. Irving will be resigning. Speaker Pelosi claims she hadn't spoken to Speaker 1 since the breach, but Speaker 1 clarifies that they spoke three times. The first call was to brief Vice President Pence, the second call was when Speaker 1 left the location and met with Mr. Stenger, and the third call was to brief all the leadership on the plans to get back into chambers. Speaker 1 acknowledges the bravery of the Capitol Police.

Capitol Police Chief describes an "intelligence failure" before Jan 6: "absolutely zero with the intelligence that we know now existed talking about attacking the capital, killing my police officers, attacking members of Congress and killing members of Congress." He says "FBI DHS was swimming in that intelligence" and "the military seemed to have some very concerning intelligence as well." There was "no jib, a joint intelligence bulletin zero for January 6" and "no coordination, no discussion in advance." He notes FBI Washington field office and DHS "didn't put out a single official document specific to January 6" and cites a Senate/GAO finding of emails to Steve D’Antuano about threats he did not hear on a conference call: "Nobody from DHS was on" January 5 call. On Jan 4, Miller "puts out a memo restricting the National Guard from carrying the various weapons"—and Pelosi/McConnell allegedly blocked his request: "optics." After 12:53 attack, he makes "32 calls" over "seventy-one minutes" until "02:09" when "approval" comes. "The chain is Pelosi" and "The law says in a mercy, he can grant me authorization, but he didn't."

Following an armed insurrection, the speaker calls for the resignation of the Capitol Police chief but wants the focus to remain on the President. There will be an after-action review, but the speaker does not want the review to be on par with the insurrection and impeachment. Schumer is reportedly going to fire the Senate Sergeant at Arms. The speaker states that they can pull the card out for Q&A if Audrey finishes the card. They can say they will call for something, but they don't know because they don't have all the blue dogs with them on this subject. Someone mentions that a person briefed on a plan with numbers and stakeholders signed off on it. Another person says that in a conversation, someone was very transparent about underestimating the crowd size and the president's influence. The speaker asks if they will stay there all day or until the National Guard arrives.

Former Capitol Police Lieutenant Terry Johnson, a key figure on January 6th, was not called to testify by the committee. Johnson claims he received no help during the protests and was kept in the dark by Yogananda Pittman, the assistant chief in charge of intelligence. Pittman, who was later promoted to acting chief, left for a high-paying job at UC Berkeley. Despite her claims of saving democracy, Pittman did not respond to requests for comment.

Yogananda Pittman, the former Assistant Chief for Intelligence and Security of the Capitol Police, was appointed as acting chief after the January 6 attack on the Capitol. However, there were concerns about an intelligence failure and her role in it. She later became the chief of police for the University of California, Berkeley, which raised questions about a potential reward. It was revealed that she was given a secret leave to start her new job while still being employed by the Capitol Police. Whistleblowers within the intelligence unit had raised concerns and faced punishment. This situation appears suspicious and raises doubts about the integrity of the process.

An extraordinary scene unfolded outside the New York FBI office recently. I, Assistant Director in Charge James Dennehy, was forced to resign under pressure this week. As I departed the building, I was met with cheers from hundreds of my colleagues, accompanied by the sound of bagpipes. My departure was prompted by clashes with Donald Trump's Justice Department, particularly following the removal of senior FBI leaders and requests for the names of agents involved in the January 6 cases. To all those gathered, I want you to know that I will be your best cheerleader on the outside.

Speaker 0: Some Republicans argue that Nancy Pelosi staged January 6 and the select committee covered it up. Based on what you know, what are the verifiable events in the lead ups? Speaker 1: I was DoD chief of staff on January 6. We deployed National Guard; in the Oval Office the president, president Trump at the time, authorized pursuant to law up to 10 to 20,000 National Guard. We took that authorization because the law's second part required a request from who? Nancy Pelosi and the Metropolitan Police and the mayor at the time. And what did they say? No. And remember what happened for the next two years? They say, Oh, Kash is lying. Trump’s lying. And what do we find? Letters of their declination of the National Guard refusing to have the National Guard show up. Nancy Pelosi and her team were busy filming a movie on January 6 while this so caused chaos around her was going down. If she had just look at it this way. If she had said yes to the National Guard and we had 10,000 uniformed military officers establish a secure perimeter, do you think January 6 would have gone differently? Speaker 0: It is intriguing that 02/1950 FBI plain clothed agents were inside the Capitol on January 6. Speaker 1: This is a great example of the president's initiative to solve all the answers on January 6, and it's another example of our transparency efforts. Pursuant to the president, we investigated the matter and found out why FBI agents were placed there in the first place. And it turns out, we found documentation and witnesses and whistleblowers that said we were forced to go there to do riot control. Armstrong, do you know what the FBI does not do ever? Riot control. Speaker 0: And you believe them? That's their word, not mine.

After being forced to retire by the Trump administration, I walked out of 26 Federal Plaza to a cheering crowd. My departure came after a battle with the Trump Justice Department, who wanted the names of FBI agents involved in the January 6 investigations. I spoke briefly to the current and former FBI, NYPD, and other law enforcement officials who came to see me off, telling them, "I will always be faithful to this country, to this organization, and most of all, I will always be faithful to you. And I appreciate you being faithful to me, to this office, and more importantly, our mission." I was given the choice to resign or be fired. It is unknown who the new Trump FBI director, Kash Patel, will choose to lead the FBI field office.

Private first class Harry Dunn of the Capitol Police is described as acting with courage to defend our institutions and our people. Critics say a Capitol Police officer assigned to Pelosi’s detail appears to have given false testimony, with Missus Percher brought in to corroborate another officer’s testimony. It is imperative that we establish the truth of that day. The officer who testified in the Oath Keepers trial was sentenced to eighteen years in prison. Dunn’s book, Standing My Ground, a capital police officer's fight for accountability and good trouble, is described as one of the first accounts from Capitol Police about January 6, and its tour is unique: 'no other, none other of the Capitol Police officers are allowed to tell their stories.' Pelosi says, 'And it's also our duty to establish and preserve the narrative of that day,' while others allege a concerted effort to manipulate information.

Speaker Pelosi called for the resignation of the Chief of the Capitol Police, Mr. Sund, and Mr. Irving confirmed his resignation. Speaker Pelosi claimed she hadn't spoken to the speaker since the breach, but the speaker clarified that he had spoken to her three times. The first call was to brief Vice President Pence, the second call was to confirm information about returning to chambers, and the third call was to brief all leadership on the plans. Speaker Pelosi's statement about not speaking to the speaker was inaccurate. The speaker also praised the bravery of the Capitol Police.

Yogananda Pittman, the former assistant chief for intelligence and security, was appointed as acting chief of the Capitol Police after the January 6 incident. The speaker expresses uncertainty about Pittman's knowledge and responsibility for any intelligence failure. The speaker also mentions that Nancy Pelosi blamed the leadership and called for their resignation, leading to Pittman's appointment. Pittman later received a vote of no confidence from police officers and is now the chief of police for the University of California, Berkeley, located in Nancy Pelosi's district.

"That was so crazy about that incident is not even that it happened, but that it happened on the Capitol Steps right in front of a Capitol police officer." "And he wasn't even asked to take a step back." "And it just like I really just can't help but think about all of that footage and evidence that we saw the day of all these Capitol Police officers helping and being sympathetic to the insurrectionists on January 6." "But if you raise questions about that or if you don't feel safe, it's construed as you attacking the entire institution of public safety." "And we saw a lot of that show up not just in our politics now but even the State of the Union because now both parties are in a contest of how much money they can shovel in the system without critically holding any of it accountable."

As the former chief of the Capitol Police, I find it interesting that the January 6th committee never asked me to publicly testify. I believe they were worried about what I would reveal about the events leading up to that day and the role of political leaders and their appointees.

On January 6th, I was in the House chamber when Ashley Babbitt was shot and killed by Lieutenant Byrd. She was seen as a threat, but it's unclear what her intentions were. Byrd yelled for her to stop, but she didn't listen. If this had happened during the 2020 riots, Byrd would have been indicted quickly. The events of January 6th were driven by lies.

The Capitol Police faced an intelligence failure on January 6, 2021, with critical warnings about potential violence not communicated to the chief. Despite having a dedicated intelligence unit, Sund received no actionable intelligence regarding threats to Congress or police officers. Requests for National Guard assistance were denied for over 70 minutes due to concerns about optics, even as violence escalated. Other law enforcement leaders were similarly uninformed, raising questions about the handling of intelligence. Sund expressed frustration over the lack of accountability and transparency, noting that the aftermath of the event has led to significant concerns about the politicization of law enforcement and the safety of officers. Despite the challenges, he maintains a commitment to the integrity of law enforcement.

Speaker Pelosi called for the resignation of the Chief of the Capitol Police, Mr. Sund, and Mr. Irving confirmed his resignation. Speaker Pelosi claimed she hadn't spoken to him since the breach, but he clarified that he had spoken to her three times. The first call was to brief Vice President Pence and Speaker Pelosi was on the line. The second call was when he left to brief the Senate, and Speaker Pelosi questioned the information he gave to Vice President Pence. The third call was to brief all the leadership on the plans to return to the chambers. Speaker Pelosi's comments about not speaking to him were inaccurate.

An extraordinary scene unfolded outside the New York FBI office recently. I, Assistant Director James Dennehy, was forced to resign this week amidst clashes with Donald Trump's Justice Department, particularly after the removal of senior FBI leaders and requests for the names of agents involved in the January 6 cases. As I departed the building, I was met with cheers from hundreds of my colleagues and the sound of bagpipes. To everyone gathered, I promised to be your best cheerleader on the outside.

US Capitol Police Officer Sergeant Aquilino Ganell is resigning from his position due to the toll the Capitol insurrection has taken on him. In his first TV interview since announcing his resignation, Ganell explains that his injuries and PTSD, along with limitations in his shoulder motion, prevent him from continuing his duties. The final straw was when someone taped a photograph of Donald Trump to his work computer. Ganell holds Trump and his supporters responsible for the riot. He also criticizes Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for downplaying the riot and making insensitive comments. Ganell is now focusing on healing, writing a book, and considering his next steps.

An extraordinary scene unfolded outside the New York FBI office. I, Assistant Director James Dennehy, was forced to resign this week under pressure. As I exited the building, I was met with cheers from hundreds of my colleagues and the sound of bagpipes. My departure comes after clashing with Donald Trump's justice department, particularly after the removal of senior FBI leaders and requests for the names of agents involved in the January 6 cases. To all of you, I promise to be your best cheerleader from the outside.

We were federal prosecutors on the Justice Department's Capitol attack investigation until the Trump administration fired us on January 31st. Why were we fired? Because we did our job. We followed the facts and the law. What we did was justice for 140 police officers wounded on January 6th, 2021. We were hired to prosecute cases from the riot, and none of our defendants were acquitted, which shows the evidence was overwhelming. But last month, the president pardoned even the most violent convicts, calling them "hostages." Letters of termination hit the Justice Department, calling the prosecution itself a grave national injustice. Anyone who has watched videos of January 6th knows that prosecuting the rioters was not the injustice. The injustice has been the Department of Justice turning its back on law enforcement officers, members of Congress, and all the victims affected.

I was working as a Capitol Police officer when a woman in a pink MAGA shirt singled me out, yelling that I voted for Joe Biden and used a racial slur. The surrounding crowd of about 20 people joined in, yelling slurs at me. It was the first time I had ever been called that word while wearing my Capitol Police uniform.

Speaker Pelosi called for the resignation of the Capitol Police chief and received notice of the resignation of Mr. Irving. Speaker Pelosi claimed she hadn't spoken to the speaker since the initial breach, but the speaker clarified that he had spoken to her three times. The first call was to brief Vice President Pence, the second call was when he left the location and spoke to Speaker Pelosi about getting back into chambers, and the third call was to brief all the leadership on the plans. Speaker Pelosi's comments about not speaking to the speaker were inaccurate. The speaker also praised the bravery of the Capitol Police.