Kash Patel’s article for The Federalist last summer accused Nancy Pelosi of deliberately rejecting Donald Trump’s offer of National Guard assistance on January 6th to exploit the events of the protest for political gain. Patel claimed that his testimony, which could have exonerated Trump, was obstructed, and he highlighted footage showing Pelosi acknowledging her role in the chaos. In the video, Pelosi admitted to failing to prepare for the National Guard’s presence, stating, “We did not have any accountability for what was going on there, and we should have.” Despite this, Pelosi later appeared on MSNBC to dismiss the footage as “revisionist history” and criticized Trump for attempting to rewrite the events of that day. Patel argued that Pelosi not only concealed evidence from the January 6th investigation but also misled the public while using the chaos for personal gain.