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been no denial of their reTuest for Na-
tional uard forces. +e conveys Acting
Secretary MillerŠs verbal approval of full
activation of the '.C. National uard.
3:27 PM: Ali =aslav of CNN tweets “The
Senate ʀoor has been cleared of pro-
testors, and an ofɿcer reports to CNN
that they have successfully sTuee]ed
protestors away from the Senate wing
of the building and towards the Rotun-
da, and they are removing them out the
(ast and West doors of the Capitol...”
3:29 PM: Martin of The New York
Times tweets “The 9 irginia National
*uard and 200 state troopers are be-
ing sent to 'C, per a top 9 a ofɿcial.”
3:29 PM: 9 irginia overnor Northam
tweets “...Per the MayorŠs reTuest,
I am sending members of the 9 ir-
ginia National uard along with
200 9 irginia State Troopers.”
the guard,” +ogan said. “+e was yelling
across the room to Schumer and they
were back and forth saying we do have the
authori]ation and IŠm saying, şIŠm telling
you we do not have the authori]ation.Š”
+e says the commander of the Maryland
National *uard got turned down by the
Pentagon. “The general...kept running it
up the ʀagpole, and we donŠt have autho-
ri]ation,” he told The Washington Post.
The result was a 0-min-
ute delay, he later says.The Maryland National Guard does not
deploy anyhow until January 7, until
Pentagon orders.3:33 PM: 'an /amothe of The Washington
Post tweets “'efense ofɿcial denies that
'2' denied the reTuest from '.C. ofɿcials
for more support at Capitol, but acknowl-
edges it has not yet been acted upon.”
“Some 0 '.C. guardsmen already
were activated in anticipation of unrest,
with a support role for police. +alf on
duty at a time. 'efense ofɿcials, smarting
from outcry to militaryŠs heavy involve-
ment in -une protests, sought limited role
and to shield military from politics.”3:35 PM: 9 ice President Pence tweets
“Peaceful protest is the right of every
American but this attack on our Capitol will
not be tolerated and those involved will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
9 ice President Pence retweets “The
violence and destruction taking place
at the 8 S Capitol Must Stop and it Must
Stop Now. Anyone involved must re-
spect /aw (nforcement ofɿcers and
immediately leave the building.”3:35 PM: Mike Balsamo of the AP tweets
“+omeland Security sending addition-
al federal agents to 8 S Capitol to help
Tuell violence.” A spokesperson told the
AP that '+S ofɿcers from the )ederal
Protective Service and 8 .S. Secret Service
agents are being sent to the scene...3:36 PM: White +ouse Press Secretary
Kayleigh Mc(nany tweets “At Presi-
dent #real'onaldTrumpŠs direction, the
National *uard is on the way along with
other federal protective services. We
reiterate President TrumpŠs call against
violence and to remain peaceful.”
The New York Times later reports that3:30 PM: Tom Williams of Roll Call tweets
a photo of an entrance to the Capitol.3:31 PM: Acting Attorney *eneral -effrey A.
Rosen makes a statement “The violence at
our NationŠs Capitol Building is an intoler-
able attack on a fundamental institution
of our democracy. )rom the outset, the
'epartment of -ustice has been working in
close coordination with the Capitol Police
and federal partners from the Interior
'epartment, the 'epartment of +ome-
land Security, and the National *uard, as
well as the Metropolitan Police and other
local authorities. (arlier this afternoon, the
'epartment of -ustice sent hundreds of
federal law enforcement ofɿcers and agents
from the )BI, AT) and the 8 .S. Marshals
Service to assist the Capitol Police in
addressing this unacceptable situation, and
we intend to enforce the laws of our land.”“SentŤ is the key word here. The bulk
of armed FBI and homeland security
forces are not thought to have arrived
on Capitol Hill until about an hour later.3:31 PM: The Maryland (mergency Man-
agement Agency M(MA tweets that it has
“raised the State Activation /evel SA/ to
PARTIA/ as of 0 p.m....in response to
the ongoing events in Washington, '.C.”Partial is deɿned as “Incident or event
requires signiɿcant monitoring or re-
sources. Additional EOC stafɿng from
agencies, functions, and supporting
organizations.Ť It is one step below
Full, between Enhanced and Normal.3:32 PM: The Pentagon says that
“ 9 irginia *overnor orders mobili-
]ation of a military police company
of his National *uard forces.”3:32 PM: The Pentagon says that
“Maryland *overnor /arry +ogan or-
ders mobili]ation of the stateŠs Nation-
al *uard “rapid response force.”
/ater +ogan says he had earlier re-
ceived a “frantic call” from +ouse Majority
/eader Rep. Steny +oyer '-M' urging
him to deploy Maryland National *uard
troops. +ogan said he was “repeatedly” told
that he lacked the authority to deploy his
stateŠs National *uard into the 'istrict.
“I was actually on the phone with /eader
+oyer who was pleading with us to send