I think he had to strike a balance. He knew black hats were operating thus his delay. But white hats still needed cover to get in and confiscate evidence. So still needed Trump supporters to go to Capitol, but kept the vast majority of them out of harms way.
I think he had to strike a balance. He knew black hats were operating thus his delay. But white hats still needed cover to get in and confiscate evidence. So still needed Trump supporters to go to Capitol, but kept the vast majority of them out of harms way.