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Uniformed U.S. Capitol Police Officers opened the doors and then stood idly by, allowing the rioters and gathered Trump supporters into the Capitol building.<ref>Vivek Saxena | BPR Business & Politics, Video of police appearing to open doors, let protesters into Capitol building is baffling, to say the least, https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/09/video-of-police-opening-doors-inviting-protesters-into-capitol-building-is-baffling-to-say-the-least-1014206/, January 9, 2021</ref>

Uniformed U.S. Capitol Police Officers opened the doors and then stood idly by, allowing the rioters and gathered Trump supporters into the Capitol building.<ref>Vivek Saxena | BPR Business & Politics, Video of police appearing to open doors, let protesters into Capitol building is baffling, to say the least, https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/09/video-of-police-opening-doors-inviting-protesters-into-capitol-building-is-baffling-to-say-the-least-1014206/, January 9, 2021</ref>

Following President Trump's speech at the "Save America March" rally, the attendees walked down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol to "try and give our Republicans... the weak ones, the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country", in a peaceful and patriotic manner, as the 2020 Presidential election [[Electoral College]] voting 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 President Trump's speech at the "Save America March" rally, the attendees walked down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol to "try and give our Republicans... the weak ones, the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country", to "peacefully and patriotically make their voices heard", as the 2020 Presidential election [[Electoral College]] voting 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>

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>

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>