Former Capitol Police chief says officials' concerns about 'optics' led to Jan. 6 security failures

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Former Capitol Police chief says officials' concerns about 'optics' led to Jan. 6 security failures
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Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said his requests for federal assistance on January 6 were initially denied by a Pelosi appointee due to 'optics.'

,’" Sund explained."And I think she just didn't want the look of stormtroopers up on the Hill."

Sund said he immediately called for assistance when rioters began"brutally beating" Capitol officers. and I had to wait 71 minutes to finally get an approval at 2:09 p.m. before I could finally reach out and start calling in federal assistance," Sund said. Sund touted his officers, saying they heroically defended the Capitol building from being penetrated by rioters. Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Tuesday, Feb.

Sund went on to explain the final intelligence assessment he received Jan. 3 – which sparked his initial request for the National Guard – indicated that the threat level was far lower than it should have been.

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