Former President Trump told Fox News late Sunday that he expressed concern over the crowd size near the Capitol days before last month's deadly riots and personally requested 10,000 National Guard troops be deployed in response. Trump told Steve Hilton, the show’s host, that he "hated" to see what unfolded on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. Sund and House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving also could not agree on when National Guard assistance was requested. But Irving insisted he did not receive the request for National Guard support until after 2 p.m. while in former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger’s office. Sund and Irving disagreed on when the National Guard was called and on requests for the guard beforehand.

Source: Fox News March 01, 2021 07:18 UTC