Command Sergeant Major Michael Brooks: D.C. National Guard Were Ready on Jan. 6th But Never Called

BROOKS Prior to the ░░░░░░░░ following the murder of ░░░░░░░░ Floyd in May of ░░░░░░░░ I do not believe ░░░░░░░░ of them understood just ░░░░░░░░ unique the D C ░░░░░░░░ Guard is And the ░░░░░░░░ that is delegated from ░░░░░░░░ president to the secretary ░░░░░░░░ Defense and further delegated ░░░░░░░░ the secretary of the ░░░░░░░░ I believe it is ░░░░░░░░ lack of understanding it ░░░░░░░░ to the significant delays ░░░░░░░░ the military response on ░░░░░░░░ 6th I will not ░░░░░░░░ here today and say ░░░░░░░░ we had been given ░░░░░░░░ to immediately respond when ░░░░░░░░ s son the chief ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol Police made ░░░░░░░░ first frantic call for ░░░░░░░░ at 1 49 P ░░░░░░░░ that we would have ░░░░░░░░ the breach of the ░░░░░░░░ what I can tell ░░░░░░░░ with absolute certainty is ░░░░░░░░ we had a force ░░░░░░░░ and ready to respond ░░░░░░░░ despite the inaccuracies of ░░░░░░░░ DoD IG report we ░░░░░░░░ a plan and would ░░░░░░░░ liked the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ Instead we waited for ░░░░░░░░ less than two miles ░░░░░░░░ of the Capitol indecipherable ░░░░░░░░ capital had been breached ░░░░░░░░ m not understanding why ░░░░░░░░ had not received the ░░░░░░░░ to respond I cannot ░░░░░░░░ you the number of ░░░░░░░░ someone has asked me ░░░░░░░░ were you Where was ░░░░░░░░ National Guard Or how ░░░░░░░░ you call yourselves Capitol ░░░░░░░░ There is no easy ░░░░░░░░ to those questions And ░░░░░░░░ truth is we were ░░░░░░░░ and we were ready ░░░░░░░░ just weren t authorized ░░░░░░░░ respond and that is ░░░░░░░░ to explain The soldiers ░░░░░░░░ airmen of the D ░░░░░░░░ National Guard deserve better ░░░░░░░░ deserve to be recognized ░░░░░░░░ their sacrifices over a ░░░░░░░░ period of civil unrest ░░░░░░░░ May of 2020 to ░░░░░░░░ of 2021 I look ░░░░░░░░ to your questions you ░░░░░░░░ have. Thank you.”