House Republicans released a video of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi admitting she should have had the National Guard on the Hill on January 6.
Yup:
PELOSI: “Why weren’t the National Guard there to begin with?”UNKNOWN: “They thought that they had sufficient resources.”PELOSI: “No, that is not a question of how they had. They don’t know. They clearly didn’t know. And I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more.”
The unknown is Terri McCullough, Pelosi’s chief of staff.
Pelosi’s daughter Alexandria shot the video for an HBO documentary.
Politico wrote up the video, but it’s so weird. Authors Jordain Carney and Kyle Cheney don’t mention the remarks until the end. Even then, they scrub the comments:
Pelosi also suggested that Capitol security officials should have been more transparent with lawmakers about what they were hearing. She noted that the main guidance they gave to members was to use the underground tunnels from the office buildings to access the Capitol, rather than walking outside.McCullough begins to tell Pelosi that Capitol security officials believed they were adequately prepared — which aligns with testimony other Pelosi staffers gave to the Jan. 6 committee — but the then-speaker cut her off, adding that leaders have a “responsibility” and “we didn’t have any accountability for what was going on there and we should have.”“What is missing here in terms of anticipation?” Pelosi asked, referring to the security planning. “They thought these people would act civilized? They thought these people gave a damn?”
Pelosi spokesman Aaron Bennett accused the Republicans of whitewashing January 6th by using out-of-context clips.
Yeah, well, your boss said it.
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