The ex-chief of the Capitol Police will provide testimony to a House panel regarding the attack on January 6th.

Steven A. Sund, the former Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, is scheduled to give testimony on Tuesday before the House Administration oversight subcommittee. The purpose of his testimony is to address the security deficiencies that resulted in the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The Republican leaders in the House have committed to examining the Jan. 6 Select Committee from the previous Congress, which was appointed and controlled by the Democrats. GOP lawmakers argue that the committee failed to produce an unbiased after-action report, as it was overly politicized and did not prioritize strategies for preventing future security breaches.

Earlier this year, Mr. Sund strongly criticized federal law enforcement and intelligence authorities for failing to provide the Capitol Police with information they had prior to the attack. He also condemned military leaders for their delayed deployment of the National Guard after the breach.

The previous head of the Capitol Police stepped down on January 16, 2021, following a demand from then-House Speaker Nancy to resign due to his failure to secure the Capitol. Despite repeatedly requesting National Guard assistance for three days prior to the attack, he did not receive any support. He has stood by his actions.

“I cannot reword”

He expressed frustration, stating that if the intelligence had been reported accurately and if he had been given the opportunity to fulfill his duties as the chief, the current situation could have been avoided. He believes that there is a deliberate attempt to conceal the truth.

Mr. Sund will testify before the oversight panel chaired by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, Georgia Republican. The committee has been amping up its investigative efforts into the Jan. 6 committee since last month, as U.S. prosecutors have indicted former President Donald Trump on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack.

Last month, Mr. Loudermilk expressed in a sequence of letters that the Jan. 6 committee failed to comply with the law or House regulations by not properly preserving and submitting all the data and documents pertaining to the investigation before the conclusion of the congressional term in December.

Mr. Loudermilk, the former chair of the Jan. 6 panel, wrote a letter to Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, stating that it is the duty of all committee chairs to preserve “noncurrent records” at the conclusion of a Congress.

He added that the Jan. 6 panel had stricter requirements to turn over all records to any committee designated by the speaker, which includes the panel that Mr. Loudermilk chairs.

The Republican from Georgia expressed worry over the absence of archived records and the exclusion of video recordings of depositions.

“I cannot reword”