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199 says: VA, Virginia; PA, Pennsylvania; and other States would make National Guard troops available, if necessary. I think that's what that note means.

Major General Wagner, also reflected in that same bullet, is the Commander of the National Guard for Washington, D.C. He is reporting that they had 154 on scene, and then he gave some other details about how long it would take to get additional National Guard forces there.

And I should point out that I never saw the National Guard there, but I didn't go outside. I was in the building throughout. And, when we got to the rotunda and we met with that Capitol Police officer, and I said, "This is what we have available, what do you need," and he made his requests, he said: National Guard is coming too, but when they get here, we're going to put them on the perimeter, free up some of our guys.

And that made perfect sense. So my understanding was, as they arrived, they were going to be put on the perimeter. So, since I didn't go outside and walk the perimeter at that point, I didn't expect to see any National Guard, and I didn't.

Who was the Capitol Police leadership that became your point of contact on the site?

It was a lieutenant in the rotunda whose last name started with an S. I apologize. It escapes me right now. But, when I asked for the ranking Capitol Police officer, I was led over to this individual. I said: Are you in charge of the Capitol Police here?

He said: I'm Lieutenant So-and-So. I'm in charge of our tactical units. Basically we're running this operation at this point.

I said: Fine. This is who I am. This is who David Bowdich is. This is who Ashan Benedict is. This is what we have for you. I know you guys know we've had these resources, but what he needs to do right now to fix this, and then he asked for