Leroy N. Soetoro
2023-09-17 23:51:29 UTC
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-alleges-pelosi-turned-down-183505992.html
Former President Donald Trump argued in his first network interview since
leaving office that former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi "is
responsible for Jan. 6."
"Nancy Pelosi was in charge of security. She turned down 10,000 soldiers.
If she didnt turn down the soldiers, you wouldnt have had Jan. 6," Trump
told NBCs "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker during a recent sit-down
interview at Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Trump declined to answer if he called military or law enforcement that
day, saying, "I behaved so well, I did such a good job, Nancy Pelosi
turned down 10,000 soldiers if she didnt do that " Welker challenged
Trump that Pelosi did not have the authority he had as commander in chief.
"I understand that the police testified against her, the chief very
strongly against her, the Capitol police, great people," Trump said in the
interview aired Sunday. "They testified against her, and they burned all
the evidence. OK? They burned all the evidence. They destroyed all the
evidence about Nancy Pelosi."
"She has authority over the Capitol," Trump added. "National Guard not
coming? I asked her [for them] to be there three days in advance, and she
turned it down."
"She says that that request was never officially made," Welker, who newly
took over the NBC program from former host Chuck Todd, interjected.
"The mayor of D.C. gave us a letter saying that she turns it down. OK, we
have it. Nancy Pelosi also was asked, and she turned it down. The police
commissioner of Capitol police " Trump continues, as Welker interrupts
him. "Wait, a minute," he pressed on, "Capitol police said that he wanted
it, and Nancy Pelosi wouldn't accept it. Shes responsible for Jan. 6."
"Nancy Pelosis responsible, and the Jan. 6 committee refused to interview
her," he said.
TRUMP PLEADS 'NOT GUILTY' TO CHARGES STEMMING FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL'S JAN 6
PROBE
"As our office has said before, the former presidents allegations are
completely made up," a representative for Pelosi told Fox News Digital,
reacting to the interview.
"As numerous independent fact-checkers have confirmed, Speaker Pelosi did
not plan her own assassination," the spokesperson added.
The decision on whether to call National Guard troops to the Capitol is
made by what is known as the Capitol Police Board, which is made up of the
House sergeant at arms, the Senate sergeant at arms and the architect of
the Capitol. The board decided not to call the guard ahead of Jan. 6 but
did eventually request assistance after the rioting had already begun, and
the troops arrived several hours later, according to The Associated Press.
The House sergeant at arms reported to Pelosi and the Senate sergeant at
arms reported to Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican who was then Senate
majority leader.
The officials on the board, along with the former Capitol Police Chief,
Steven Sund, have disputed each others accounts of who requested the
guard when. Both sergeants at arms and the police chief resigned
immediately after the attack. The Democrat-led Jan. 6 House committee
never subpoenaed Pelosi.
Sund claimed to The Washington Post in an interview that he requested
assistance six times ahead of and during the attack on the Capitol, but
each of those requests was denied or delayed. He claimed House Sergeant-
at-Arms Paul Irving was concerned with the "optics" of declaring an
emergency ahead of the demonstrations and rejected a National Guard
presence.
"Mr. President, you have authority as commander in chief that no one else
has. Do you think you showed leadership on that day?" Welker asked Sunday.
Trump said, "Yes, absolutely, I did."
Trump insisted he could have pardoned himself before leaving office to
avoid "fake charges" and "Biden indictments" hes facing now, but "thats
the last thing I would have done."
"They want to arrest their political opponents. Only Third World countries
do that, banana republics," Trump said. "I was given the option; I could
have done a pardon of myself. You know what I said? I have no interest."
Trump also disputed the "ridiculous" claim made by former White House aide
Cassidy Hutchinson before the Jan. 6 committee that he allegedly grabbed a
Secret Service agent by the neck and demanded to head to the Capitol. He
refused to tell Welker how he watched the Jan. 6 riot unfold, vowing to
tell people at a later time. Outside the Oval Office on Jan. 6, 2021,
Trump told people to go home and praised police, the former president
himself recalled in the NBC interview, but Welker noted that came hours
after the riot began.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
Former President Donald Trump argued in his first network interview since
leaving office that former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi "is
responsible for Jan. 6."
"Nancy Pelosi was in charge of security. She turned down 10,000 soldiers.
If she didnt turn down the soldiers, you wouldnt have had Jan. 6," Trump
told NBCs "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker during a recent sit-down
interview at Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Trump declined to answer if he called military or law enforcement that
day, saying, "I behaved so well, I did such a good job, Nancy Pelosi
turned down 10,000 soldiers if she didnt do that " Welker challenged
Trump that Pelosi did not have the authority he had as commander in chief.
"I understand that the police testified against her, the chief very
strongly against her, the Capitol police, great people," Trump said in the
interview aired Sunday. "They testified against her, and they burned all
the evidence. OK? They burned all the evidence. They destroyed all the
evidence about Nancy Pelosi."
"She has authority over the Capitol," Trump added. "National Guard not
coming? I asked her [for them] to be there three days in advance, and she
turned it down."
"She says that that request was never officially made," Welker, who newly
took over the NBC program from former host Chuck Todd, interjected.
"The mayor of D.C. gave us a letter saying that she turns it down. OK, we
have it. Nancy Pelosi also was asked, and she turned it down. The police
commissioner of Capitol police " Trump continues, as Welker interrupts
him. "Wait, a minute," he pressed on, "Capitol police said that he wanted
it, and Nancy Pelosi wouldn't accept it. Shes responsible for Jan. 6."
"Nancy Pelosis responsible, and the Jan. 6 committee refused to interview
her," he said.
TRUMP PLEADS 'NOT GUILTY' TO CHARGES STEMMING FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL'S JAN 6
PROBE
"As our office has said before, the former presidents allegations are
completely made up," a representative for Pelosi told Fox News Digital,
reacting to the interview.
"As numerous independent fact-checkers have confirmed, Speaker Pelosi did
not plan her own assassination," the spokesperson added.
The decision on whether to call National Guard troops to the Capitol is
made by what is known as the Capitol Police Board, which is made up of the
House sergeant at arms, the Senate sergeant at arms and the architect of
the Capitol. The board decided not to call the guard ahead of Jan. 6 but
did eventually request assistance after the rioting had already begun, and
the troops arrived several hours later, according to The Associated Press.
The House sergeant at arms reported to Pelosi and the Senate sergeant at
arms reported to Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican who was then Senate
majority leader.
The officials on the board, along with the former Capitol Police Chief,
Steven Sund, have disputed each others accounts of who requested the
guard when. Both sergeants at arms and the police chief resigned
immediately after the attack. The Democrat-led Jan. 6 House committee
never subpoenaed Pelosi.
Sund claimed to The Washington Post in an interview that he requested
assistance six times ahead of and during the attack on the Capitol, but
each of those requests was denied or delayed. He claimed House Sergeant-
at-Arms Paul Irving was concerned with the "optics" of declaring an
emergency ahead of the demonstrations and rejected a National Guard
presence.
"Mr. President, you have authority as commander in chief that no one else
has. Do you think you showed leadership on that day?" Welker asked Sunday.
Trump said, "Yes, absolutely, I did."
Trump insisted he could have pardoned himself before leaving office to
avoid "fake charges" and "Biden indictments" hes facing now, but "thats
the last thing I would have done."
"They want to arrest their political opponents. Only Third World countries
do that, banana republics," Trump said. "I was given the option; I could
have done a pardon of myself. You know what I said? I have no interest."
Trump also disputed the "ridiculous" claim made by former White House aide
Cassidy Hutchinson before the Jan. 6 committee that he allegedly grabbed a
Secret Service agent by the neck and demanded to head to the Capitol. He
refused to tell Welker how he watched the Jan. 6 riot unfold, vowing to
tell people at a later time. Outside the Oval Office on Jan. 6, 2021,
Trump told people to go home and praised police, the former president
himself recalled in the NBC interview, but Welker noted that came hours
after the riot began.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.