Top Lawmakers Not Told of Police Request for Backup Before Riot, Aide and Others Say Top Lawmakers Not Told of Police Request for Backup Before Riot, Aide and Others Say January 16, 2021 PJGAdmin The rejected request was another key breakdown in the security failure ahead of the violence at the Capitol. Powered by WPeMatico Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share