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Pelosi Tells Reporter to 'Shut Up,' Denies Refusing Guard as GOP Reopens Jan. 6 Inquiry

The exchange coincides with a new GOP committee led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk to reexamine Jan. 6 security decisions.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a rally opposing House Republicans Tax Proposal prior to the final House Vote on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Families Over Billionaires)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. House Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference in response of the sentencing ruling in the Hong Kong 47 case November 19, 2024 in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Forty-five defendants in the Hong Kong 47 case, including Benny Tai and Joshua Wong, received sentences in the city’s largest national security trial. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pauses for a reporter's question as the Republican majority works to approve President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Overview

  • On the Capitol steps, Rep. Nancy Pelosi told LindellTV’s Alison Steinberg to “Shut up” after questions about potential liability and whether she refused National Guard support on Jan. 6.
  • Pelosi said she did not refuse the Guard and asserted that the president did not send troops when violence unfolded at the Capitol.
  • House Republicans recently created a new Jan. 6 panel chaired by Rep. Barry Loudermilk to reinvestigate security failures surrounding the 2021 breach.
  • The D.C. National Guard reports to the president through the Pentagon, not to the House speaker, and reporting places a Guard request around 1:09 p.m., a reported Pelosi approval near 1:43 p.m., formal approval at about 2:10 p.m., and troop arrival around 5:40 p.m.
  • Republicans blame Pelosi for security lapses as former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund says his Guard requests were denied through the Sergeant at Arms, while Democrats cite administration delays and testimony from acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller that no pre-rally troop order existed.