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Steven A. Sund (born 6 April 1972) is a retired American law enforcement official, author and public speaker who served as the tenth Chief of the United States Capitol Police from June 13, 2019, to January 7, 2021. He led the force during the January 6 Capitol attack, after which he faced widespread criticism for the perceived security failures ...
One Capitol Police officer also died by suicide after the event. Several high-profile members of the government and Capitol security resigned, including Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education; Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation; Steven Sund, Chief of the Capitol Police; and the Sergeants-at-Arms of the House of Representatives and of the ...
On January 4, Capitol Police chief Steven Sund requested additional D.C. National Guard support from Irving and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael C. Stenger. [10] [11] That request was denied. Sund claims Irving's refusal cited concerns about "optics", though Irving disputes this claim. [12] [13]
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund was fired just days after the attack but details his experiences in a new book titled "Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6."
The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 siege has a book deal. Steven A. Sund's “Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6” will come out Jan. 3, just ...
The Senate has announced its first hearings to examine the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, calling in the former chief of Capitol Police and the former heads of security for the House and Senate, all ...
The day after the attack, Pelosi called upon Capitol Police chief Steven Sund to resign, citing a failure of leadership, and said she had been unable to reach Sund since the attack. [16] Although Sund felt the decision was uninformed and premature, he submitted his resignation that afternoon, which was effective on January 16, 2021.
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund on Tuesday said it was “not poor planning” that allowed a pro-Trump mob to breach the U.S. Capitol last month, but “a clear lack of intelligence ...