The Capitol Police Chief requested National Guard presence prior to January 6,<ref> https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/07/this-is-why-the-national-guard-didnt-respond-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol/</ref> and was rejected six times.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2021/01/11/955548910/ex-capitol-police-chief-rebuffs-claims-national-guard-was-never-called-during-ri</ref> Pelosi was concerned about the "optics" of having a National Guard presence on January 6.<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/fear-of-bad-optics-may-have-contributed-to-capitol-security-failure</ref> ''[[Reuters]]'' reported that the FBI found no evidence the capital breach was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/20/fbi-says-little-evidence-jan-6-was-a-coordinated-effort-to-overturn-election-report-1121834/</ref> The FBI later admitted to running a [[false flag]] sting operation on the Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021. | The Capitol Police Chief requested National Guard presence prior to January 6,<ref> https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/07/this-is-why-the-national-guard-didnt-respond-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol/</ref> and was rejected six times.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2021/01/11/955548910/ex-capitol-police-chief-rebuffs-claims-national-guard-was-never-called-during-ri</ref> Pelosi was concerned about the "optics" of having a National Guard presence on January 6.<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/fear-of-bad-optics-may-have-contributed-to-capitol-security-failure</ref> ''[[Reuters]]'' reported that the FBI found no evidence the capital breach was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/20/fbi-says-little-evidence-jan-6-was-a-coordinated-effort-to-overturn-election-report-1121834/</ref> The FBI later admitted to running a [[false flag]] sting operation on the Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021. |