The law enforcement response to last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol “would have been different” if the rioters were Black instead of mostly White pro-Trump supporters, House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker, who led the D.C. National Guard during the incident, told the Jan. 6 Committee.
In a newly released transcript dated from April, Mr. Walker expressed concern to committee investigators about the delayed response from the federal government.
“I think the response would have been different, a lot more heavy-handed response. I think there would have been a lot more bloodshed,” Mr. Walker said. “As a law enforcement officer… I saw enough to where I would have probably been using deadly force.