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According to a newly surfaced video clip, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) focused on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s rejection of an offer to deploy thousands of National Guard soldiers ahead of a speech by then-President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, during Kash Patel\u2019s confirmation hearings to become the next FBI director.<\/p>\n

As\u00a0noted\u00a0by the site Legal Insurrection, during the riot that day at the U.S. Capitol Building, Patel was serving as chief of staff to then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller.<\/em>\u00a0In this role, Patel had direct access to and knowledge of the government\u2019s security arrangements at the time.<\/p>\n

At one point during Patel\u2019s confirmation hearing, Cruz asked him what he was doing during the riot.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn that day, specifically, responding to, preparing to mobilize and employ the National Guard once we got the lawful request from the local governing authority, which was the mayor of DC and the speaker of the House,\u201d Patel responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, how many days in advance were you working to prepare the Department of Defense to help secure the Capitol on January 6?\u201d Cruz asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cDays in advance, Senator, we were in the Oval Office on an unrelated national security matter with the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and myself and the President authorized up to 20,000 plus National Guard men and women to secure any security measures necessarily related to the capital,\u201d Patel said. \u201cWe were moving to the fullest extent of the law before the requisite request came from a local governing authority days ahead of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile you were chief of staff at DOD, how many times did DOD approach Capitol Police and ask if they needed National Guard assistance?\u201d asked the Texas Republican.<\/p>\n

Patel answered, \u201cI believe those letters are well-documented. Numerous instances, and [on] numerous of those instances, those requests were shut down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, am I correct that the Capital Sergeant at Arms said assistance was unnecessary?\u201d Cruz asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s correct, Senator.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho did the Sergeant at Arms report to?\u201d Cruz continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe speaker of the House,\u201d said Patel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would have been Nancy Pelosi at the time. Is that correct?\u201d Cruz asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Senator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cruz then asked if it would also include then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sergeant at Arms, yes, Senator, reports up there,\u201d Patel replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid Mayor [Muriel] Bowser, the Democrat elected mayor in DC, either request or allow National Guard assistance?\u201d Cruz pressed.<\/p>\n

Patel noted that Bowser had \u201cput in writing on the days leading up to January 6th, a declination for National Guard additional support, and that letter is available publicly to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust to speak English for folks at home, a declination meant she said, no, don\u2019t send National Guard. Is that right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes sir,\u201d Patel responded.<\/p>\n

WATCH:<\/p>\n