“By around 4pm, Gov. Hogan said, he learned that Acting Defense Sec. Chris Miller had yet to grant the necessary approval for Guardsmen to enter Washington. “We were repeatedly being told by the National Guard at the national level that we did not have authorization,” Hogan said https://twitter.com/sgurman/status/1348085664592654338

More than 90 minutes after Capitol Police chief Sund at 2:22pm had formally requested help, Miller still would not approve.

Miller & his aides need to be interrogated under oath to explain their extended delay in approving national guard forces, and any White House role in delay

Miller “didn’t formally approve their deployment until 5:45 p.m., according to the Pentagon.”

1:18pm, “multiple officers reported injured at the Capitol, west side,”
1:41pm, “Broken arrow!” citywide dispatch signalling units overrun
2:22pm Cap Police chief Sund requests Guard support
3pm Miller “verbally” approved DC Gd
4pm Hogan learns Miller still NOT approved MD GD

At 4:41 p.m., Hogan received a phone call from Army Sec McCarthy, asking if can send MD Gd ASAP. Hogan said yes, we’ve been waiting. Hogan told that Miller had verbally approved.

5:45pm Miller formally approves deployment

first DC guard arrive at 5:30

was the White House involved in Miller’s failure to immediately approve sending Guard support for several hours while Trump and Giuliani were simultaneously calling Senators trying to prevent Pence certifying the election

Thinking of the confirmed Trump and Giuliani calls to Sen. Mike Lee during the siege Wednesday when they were trying to reach Tuberville to lobby for overnight delays to prevent certification. What are the odds they called other Senators, who haven’t acknowledged receiving them?