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DC National Guard commander: 'Unusual' Pentagon restrictions slowed response to Capitol riot

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Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commanding general of the Washington, DC, National Guard testified Wednesday that he did not need authorization from Pentagon leaders before deploying troops in response to protests at the nation's capital in the summer of 2020, but that changed in the days before the January 6th insurrection.

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a man wearing a suit and tie: Commanding General District of Columbia National Guard Major General William J. Walker testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs/Rules and Administration hearing to examine the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol on Capitol Hill on March 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GREG NASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

DC National Guard commander: 'Unusual' Pentagon restrictions slowed response to Capitol riot

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