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During the President's speech at the "Stop the Steal" rally, President Trump encouraged the attendees to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol to "peacefully and patriotically"<ref>Lauren Giella | Newsweek, Fact Check: Did Trump Say to 'Peacefully and Patriotically' March to the Capitol?, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-check-did-trump-say-to-peacefully-and-patriotically-march-to-the-capitol/ar-BB1cL1Nq?ocid=uxbndlbing, January 14, 2021</ref> make their voices be heard and to "try and give our Republicans... the weak ones, the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country" as the 2020 Presidential election [[Electoral College]] vote was being tabulated and confirmed by members of the 117th U.S. Congress and Vice President [[Mike Pence]].<ref>Julia Jacobo | ABC News, This is what Trump told supporters before many stormed Capitol Hill, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-told-supporters-stormed-capitol-hill/story?id=75110558, January 7, 2021</ref>  Following the march, many rally attendees gathered at the Capitol and chanted: "We want Trump!"<ref> BEN FOX, ASHRAF KHALIL and MICHAEL BALSAMO | Associated Press, Thousands Cheer Trump At ‘Save America’ Rally Protesting Election Results, https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/01/06/trump-supporters-gather-near-white-house-for-save-america-march/, January 6, 2021</ref>

During the President's speech at the "Stop the Steal" rally, President Trump encouraged the attendees to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol to "peacefully and patriotically"<ref>Lauren Giella | Newsweek, Fact Check: Did Trump Say to 'Peacefully and Patriotically' March to the Capitol?, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-check-did-trump-say-to-peacefully-and-patriotically-march-to-the-capitol/ar-BB1cL1Nq?ocid=uxbndlbing, January 14, 2021</ref> make their voices be heard and to "try and give our Republicans... the weak ones, the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country" as the 2020 Presidential election [[Electoral College]] vote was being tabulated and confirmed by members of the 117th U.S. Congress and Vice President [[Mike Pence]].<ref>Julia Jacobo | ABC News, This is what Trump told supporters before many stormed Capitol Hill, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-told-supporters-stormed-capitol-hill/story?id=75110558, January 7, 2021</ref>  Following the march, many rally attendees gathered at the Capitol and chanted: "We want Trump!"<ref> BEN FOX, ASHRAF KHALIL and MICHAEL BALSAMO | Associated Press, Thousands Cheer Trump At ‘Save America’ Rally Protesting Election Results, https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/01/06/trump-supporters-gather-near-white-house-for-save-america-march/, January 6, 2021</ref>

According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', on Monday January 4, 2021 [[Capitol Police]] Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into [[Washington, D.C.]] in peaceful protest. Sund asked House and Senate security officials for permission to request that the D.C. [[National Guard]] be placed on standby for quick backup. Sund said they turned him down.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html</ref>  It was later reported that D.C. Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] and Speaker of the House of Reps. [[Nancy Pelosi]] both turned down a deployment of thousands of [[National Guard]] troops in support of the Capitol Police for the January 6, 2021 rally and march.  The Director of the F.B.I. [[Christopher Wray]] reportedly refused to communicate with the Trump Administration or any of his cabinet secretaries, in the leadup to the rally and march, to warn them that provocateurs were planning to invoke chaos, that they thought there might be some kind of situation brewing, and that "there could be a situation."  Instead, the F.B.I. recruited for people to infiltrate the crowd.<ref>Jim Hoft | ''The Gateway Pundit'', It Was a Set-Up: Both DC Mayor Bowser and Nancy Pelosi Turned Down National Guard on Jan. 6 – Chris Wray Refused to Tell Trump Admin “There Could be Situation”, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/set-dc-mayor-bowser-nancy-pelosi-turned-national-guard-jan-6-chris-wray-refused-tell-trump-admin-situation/, July 8, 2021</ref><ref>Troy Smith | ''Launch Liberty'', CONFIRMED: DC Mayor Bowser and Nancy Pelosi Turned Down THOUSANDS Of National Guard Troops At The Capitol On January 6th, https://launchliberty.com/confirmed-dc-mayor-bowser-and-nancy-pelosi-turned-down-thousands-of-national-guard-troops-at-the-capitol-on-january-6th/, July 9, 2021</ref><ref>TEAPARTY247, The Whole Thing Was A Set-Up: Pelosi And DC Mayor Bowser Rejected National Guard On Jan. 6; Wray Would Not Tell Trump Admin “There Could Be A Situation”, https://www.teaparty247.org/the-whole-thing-was-a-set-up-pelosi-and-dc-mayor-bowser-rejected-national-guard-on-jan-6-wray-would-not-tell-trump-admin-there-could-be-a-situation/, July 2021</Ref>

According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', on Monday January 4, 2021 [[Capitol Police]] Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into [[Washington, D.C.]] in peaceful protest. Sund asked House and Senate security officials for permission to request that the D.C. [[National Guard]] be placed on standby for quick backup. Sund said they turned him down.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html</ref>  D.C. Mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] and Speaker of the House of Reps. [[Nancy Pelosi]] both turned down a deployment of thousands of [[National Guard]] troops in support of the Capitol Police for the January 6, 2021 rally and march.  The Director of the F.B.I. [[Christopher Wray]] reportedly refused to communicate with the Trump Administration or any of his cabinet secretaries, in the leadup to the rally and march, to warn them that provocateurs were planning to invoke chaos, that they thought there might be some kind of situation brewing, and that "there could be a situation."  Instead, the F.B.I. recruited for people to infiltrate the crowd.<ref>Jim Hoft | ''The Gateway Pundit'', It Was a Set-Up: Both DC Mayor Bowser and Nancy Pelosi Turned Down National Guard on Jan. 6 – Chris Wray Refused to Tell Trump Admin “There Could be Situation”, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/set-dc-mayor-bowser-nancy-pelosi-turned-national-guard-jan-6-chris-wray-refused-tell-trump-admin-situation/, July 8, 2021</ref><ref>Troy Smith | ''Launch Liberty'', CONFIRMED: DC Mayor Bowser and Nancy Pelosi Turned Down THOUSANDS Of National Guard Troops At The Capitol On January 6th, https://launchliberty.com/confirmed-dc-mayor-bowser-and-nancy-pelosi-turned-down-thousands-of-national-guard-troops-at-the-capitol-on-january-6th/, July 9, 2021</ref><ref>TEAPARTY247, The Whole Thing Was A Set-Up: Pelosi And DC Mayor Bowser Rejected National Guard On Jan. 6; Wray Would Not Tell Trump Admin “There Could Be A Situation”, https://www.teaparty247.org/the-whole-thing-was-a-set-up-pelosi-and-dc-mayor-bowser-rejected-national-guard-on-jan-6-wray-would-not-tell-trump-admin-there-could-be-a-situation/, July 2021</Ref>

Former White House chief of staff [[Mark Meadows]] revealed that President Trump offered to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops in Washington D.C. prior to the event on January 6, 2021, but his offer was rebuked.  Meadows indicated, "That was a direct order" from President Trump.<ref>CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY, Trump Offered to Deploy 10,000 National Guard Troops in DC Ahead of Jan. 6: Mark Meadows, https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/trump-offered-to-deploy-10000-national-guard-troops-in-dc-ahead-of-jan-6-mark-meadows/, February 9, 2021</ref>  [[Pentagon]] officials said the Capitol Police did not request D.C. National Guard ahead of the protest.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/news/533584-outgoing-capitol-police-chief-accuses-house-senate-security-officials-of</ref>

Former White House chief of staff [[Mark Meadows]] revealed that President Trump offered to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops in Washington D.C. prior to the event on January 6, 2021, but his offer was rebuked.  Meadows indicated, "That was a direct order" from President Trump.<ref>CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY, Trump Offered to Deploy 10,000 National Guard Troops in DC Ahead of Jan. 6: Mark Meadows, https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/trump-offered-to-deploy-10000-national-guard-troops-in-dc-ahead-of-jan-6-mark-meadows/, February 9, 2021</ref>  [[Pentagon]] officials said the Capitol Police did not request D.C. National Guard ahead of the protest.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/news/533584-outgoing-capitol-police-chief-accuses-house-senate-security-officials-of</ref>