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    DOD Took Hours To Approve National Guard Request During Capitol Riot, Commander Says

    Maj. Gen. William Walker said the Department of Defense took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.
    by Alana Wise Mar 03, 2021 2 minutes
    Army Maj. Gen. William Walker, Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard is seen during a joint hearing to discuss the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

    Updated at 12:38 p.m. ET

    It took more than three hours for former President Donald Trump's Defense Department to approve a request for D.C.'s National Guard to intervene in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the commanding general of the outfit told senators on Wednesday.

    The testimony comes as Congress holds a series of hearings about security preparations for and response to the violence at the

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