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On January 6, 2021 the event "Save America March" took place in [[Washington D.C.]]  The event started with a so-called "[[Stop the Steal]]" rally<ref>Will Sommer, Asawin Suebsaeng | Daily Beast, Trump Plans to Fight the Election Even After ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally Ends, https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-plans-to-fight-the-election-even-after-stop-the-steal-rally-ends, January 2, 2021</ref> that included opening prayers, reading of the [[Lords Prayer]], reciting of the [[Pledge of Allegiance]], singing of the [[National Anthem]] and speeches delivered by [[President Trump]], [[Donald Trump Jr.]], [[Rudy Giuliani]], several members of Congress and many others.  It was reported that "Thousands" of people attended the rally, while the [[National Park Service]] Permit specified only 30,000 people were permitted.<ref>heavy.com, How Many Were at the MAGA Trump March & Protest in DC? Crowd Size Photos, https://heavy.com/news/maga-march-trump-dc-rally-crowd-photos/</ref>  Described as a "Sea of Patriots", it was later estimated that "Half a Million to a Million" Trump supporters attended the rally.<ref>Collin Rugg | Trending Politics, “SEA OF PATRIOTS”: Trump Rally Growing By the Second in D.C., Crowd Estimated to be Half a Million to a Million and Still Growing, https://trendingpolitics.com/sea-of-patriots-trump-rally-growing-by-the-second-in-d-c-crowd-estimated-to-be-half-a-million-to-a-million-and-still-growing/, January 17, 2021</ref>  However, [[District of Columbia]] authorities took no precautionary security measures despite being warned about anticipated potential for large pro-Trump attendance and that violent extremists had planned to infiltrate the march and were planning an attack.  

On January 6, 2021 the event "Save America March" took place in [[Washington D.C.]]  The event started with a so-called "[[Stop the Steal]]" rally<ref>Will Sommer, Asawin Suebsaeng | Daily Beast, Trump Plans to Fight the Election Even After ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally Ends, https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-plans-to-fight-the-election-even-after-stop-the-steal-rally-ends, January 2, 2021</ref> that included opening prayers, reading of the [[Lords Prayer]], reciting of the [[Pledge of Allegiance]], singing of the [[National Anthem]] and speeches delivered by [[President Trump]], [[Donald Trump Jr.]], [[Rudy Giuliani]], several members of Congress and many others.  It was reported that "Thousands" of people attended the rally, while the [[National Park Service]] Permit specified only 30,000 people were permitted.<ref>heavy.com, How Many Were at the MAGA Trump March & Protest in DC? Crowd Size Photos, https://heavy.com/news/maga-march-trump-dc-rally-crowd-photos/</ref>  Described as a "Sea of Patriots", it was later estimated that "Half a Million to a Million" Trump supporters attended the rally.<ref>Collin Rugg | Trending Politics, “SEA OF PATRIOTS”: Trump Rally Growing By the Second in D.C., Crowd Estimated to be Half a Million to a Million and Still Growing, https://trendingpolitics.com/sea-of-patriots-trump-rally-growing-by-the-second-in-d-c-crowd-estimated-to-be-half-a-million-to-a-million-and-still-growing/, January 17, 2021</ref>  However, [[District of Columbia]] authorities took no precautionary security measures despite being warned about anticipated potential for large pro-Trump attendance and that violent extremists had planned to infiltrate the march and were planning an attack.  

==The January, 6 Insurrection==  

==The January 6, "Insurrection"==  

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 [[Nancy Pelosi]] both turned down a standby 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, in the leadup to the scheduled rally and march, to warn them that provocateurs were planning to invoke chaos, that they thought there might be some kind of situation brewing, or 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 [[Nancy Pelosi]] both turned down a standby 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, in the leadup to the scheduled rally and march, to warn them that provocateurs were planning to invoke chaos, that they thought there might be some kind of situation brewing, or 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>