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48 the streets of Washington, D.C.?

What was common?

Coming. What was expected to happen that would justify the deployment of National Guard troops?

We had a request that I remember—we had a request from late December from the Mayor, so we knew that was coming.

Uh-huh.

And the Department was aware that January 6th was the certification date. And what I remember generally is that law enforcement had said, there may—could be—a possibility of some unrest.

And so, in preparation, what I remember is the authorization for up to 10,000 to 20,000. That's not to say we were going to use that many.

Tell us more about the unrest. What did you hear about from any source about what that might be?

I don't recall hearing anything personally about it. And, outside of the intelligence at the time that we were provided, which I can't recall now, I don't remember anything.

You have no recollection, as you sit here, of any of the intelligence that gave rise to the request for National Guard on January the 6th?

Personally?

Yes.

If you could show me, I'm happy to read it, but I don't have an independent memory, other than law enforcement saying there could be unrest. That's what I recall.

Just to be clear, that's all? You don't remember anything else about the specifics of what that unrest might entail—the numbers, the specific groups involved,