Interesting Twist To Jan 6 As Pelosi Is Blamed For Lax Security

Written By BlabberBuzz | Thursday, 22 July 2021 11:00 PM
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Rep. Jim Jordan has accused Nancy Pelosi of letting rebels breach the Capitol on January 6, announcing it was her responsibility as Speaker to have a proper security presence in place.

The Republican Congressman's remarks came after he and Jim Banks - both known Trump followers - were denied by Pelosi for working on the special committee studying the Capitol insurrection.

'The fundamental question is why wasn't there a proper security posture that day? It wasn't like we didn't know there was a rally in town. It wasn’t like we didn’t know it would be a big rally, after all, it was a President Trump rally,' the Ohio representative told Fox's Tucker Carlson on Wednesday.

'Why wasn't there a proper security presence? That is a question that only the speaker of the United States House of Representatives can answer.'

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'My guess is the reason she didn't have the proper presence there is because - think about what happened last year. The Democrats normalized anarchy.

'They said oh, if you are a rioter or a looter, you are attacking the police that we are defunding and you are destroying small businesses. We are going to raise money to bail you out of jail.

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'So with that background, she couldn't have the presence that you need that day.'

Republicans have pushed the security issue, attempting to change the focus of the riot to Democrats, who are focusing on Trump's part.

Pelosi's office has remarked neither she nor Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who was the leader of the Senate on January 6th, were in command of security operations.

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'I will say again the Speaker of the House is not in charge of the security of the U.S. Capitol Complex any more than former Senate Majority Leader McConnell was on 1/6,' Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill announced on Twitter.

Security in the Capitol is run by the US Capitol Police Board, which consists of the House Sergeant at Arms, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, the Architect of the Capitol, and the head of US Capitol Police.

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Jordan told Carlson that he thinks his nomination to the committee was denied because 'she just doesn't want to answer that fundamental question or any other questions,' referring to his question about having security in place.

Carlson matched with Jordan, and continued: 'Immediately after January 6th, Pelosi called the army in, built a wall - ironically - around the building for the Capitol police, her own Praetorian guard, et cetera. So she is clearly for law enforcement when they protect her.'

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Pelosi utilized her authority as a speaker to reject Jordan and Banks from the special committee on Wednesday.

In response, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy pulled all five of his Republican nominees to the committee, prompting a day of finger-pointing.

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