By Sarah K. Burris House Republicans along with former President Donald Trump have attempted to blame House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for a lack of security on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump specifically claimed that both Pelosi and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser didn’t do enough to prepare for the violent attacks from his supporters. “There’s questions into the leadership within, the structure of the speaker’s office, where they denied the ability to bring the National Guard here,” McCarthy said at a news conference, on July 27, 2021. “We start with a committee chair who will tell you, ‘Everythi…
