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J6 wasn't the first protest Washington D.C. has ever seen, but it was somehow the first they allowed to get out of hand.


Don't worry, Trump pardoned all his cronies, so it won't be the last.


Biden pardoned his whole family, from what do you think they were gullilty of?


Yes, Trump refusing to send in the DC Guard could be considered allowing it to get out of hand.


The mayor of DC is in charge of DC's guard, and Trump did request their presence, but the mayor failed to abide the request.


This is a lie.


This is a blatant lie: Trump resisted sending the national guard and the Mayor of DC had to ask Virginia and Maryland for police assistance. Ultimately Pence pushed the Pentagon to respond, and he’s never been forgiven for it.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/pence-national-guard...


Yes, and "The Commanding General of the D.C. Army National Guard is subordinate solely to the President of the United States".

https://dc.ng.mil/Join-the-DC-National-Guard/DC-Army-Nationa...




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