“I was actually on the phone with Leader Hoyer who was pleading with us to send the guard,” Maryland Gov. Hogan.
But Hogan said Maj. Gen. Timothy Gowen, head of the Maryland National Guard, was *repeatedly rebuffed by the head of the National Guard on the federal level.*

Why? https://twitter.com/eilperin/status/1347362229830692867

Why did acting Secretary of Defense Chrsitopher Miller not say yes for so long to national guard troops for the Capitol unless he or his advisors believed the White House did not want them to?

“You didn’t need intelligence. You just needed to read the newspaper,” said former DHS chied Michael Chertoff. “They were advertising, ‘Let’s go wild. Bring your guns.’ You don’t need to have an FBI investigation. You just need to be able to be able to read.”

Former Trump NSC advisor Fiona Hill: “The president was trying to stage a coup... This could have turned into a full-blown coup had he had any of those key institutions following him. Just because it failed or didn’t succeed doesn’t mean it wasn’t real.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-capitol-riot-trump-officials-rush-to-keep-him-from-sparking-another-conflictat-home-or-abroad?source=twitter&via=desktop

Maryland governor Hogan suggests the top level of the Pentagon was blocking the request for the national guard https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-protests-washington-guard-military/2021/01/07/c5299b56-510e-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html

Virginia sent in its Guard after Gov. Northam received a call from Pelosi asking for help. Northam’s CoS said he received a call from his counterpart in Bowser’s office, who suggested the Defense Dept *wasn’t moving fast enough* &asked Virginia to send in its state Guard.

“Northam spox Alena Yarmosky said the governor called up the Guard immediately after talking with Bowser...The Northam admin worked with the Defense Dept **only after the fact,** but was able to reach the necessary agreements before guardsmen crossed state lines, she said.”

This from yesterday at 3:26pm, about 90 minutes after the violence erupted at the Capitol. DoD had received a request from Capitol Police for DC National Guard to come help, but “a decision has not been made.” https://twitter.com/zcohencnn/status/1346916179076653065?s=21

This from about 4pm yesterday, about two hours after the violence at the Capitol started, and 30 minutes after CNN reported that DoD had received the request for guard help but “a decision has not been made.”
what took so long to agree, @ChiefPentSpox ?

https://twitter.com/zcohencnn/status/1346924461069623296?s=21