22 REVEALED: Mike Pence pleaded with the military to 'clear the Capitol' after rioters stormed the rotunda while Chuck Schumer begged 'we need help' - but it took another HOUR for the Pentagon to send troops (www.dailymail.co.uk) posted 5 days ago by 20-guage 5 days ago by 20-guage +22 / -0 1 comment share 1 comment share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (1) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 1 ▼ – 20-guage [S] 1 point 5 days ago +1 / -0 FTA A new Pentagon timeline of the January 6 riot was released on Friday with fresh details of how it transpired Pence was evacuated from the Senate floor at 2.13pm and made the call to the military at 4.06pm He told Miller to 'clear the Capitol' while sheltering in a secure location as the rioters roamed the halls It took another hour and 25 minutes for the first National Guard troops to arrive on the scene Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi also phoned the Pentagon and said 'we need help' Schumer asked officials to tell President Trump to tweet to turn the rioters away hours before troops were on the ground There are ongoing investigations into why it took so long for the military to get to the scene DC police had asked for National Guardsmen in the days before the riot; Capitol cops did not Internal FBI memos have also revealed that field offices knew there was a riot planned beforehand permalink save report block reply
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A new Pentagon timeline of the January 6 riot was released on Friday with fresh details of how it transpired
Pence was evacuated from the Senate floor at 2.13pm and made the call to the military at 4.06pm
He told Miller to 'clear the Capitol' while sheltering in a secure location as the rioters roamed the halls
It took another hour and 25 minutes for the first National Guard troops to arrive on the scene
Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi also phoned the Pentagon and said 'we need help'
Schumer asked officials to tell President Trump to tweet to turn the rioters away hours before troops were on the ground
There are ongoing investigations into why it took so long for the military to get to the scene
DC police had asked for National Guardsmen in the days before the riot; Capitol cops did not
Internal FBI memos have also revealed that field offices knew there was a riot planned beforehand