Former President Donald Trump made explosive claims in a recent interview, suggesting that former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi played a pivotal role in the events of January 6th. Speaking with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker, Trump did not mince words, stating, “Nancy Pelosi was in charge of security. She turned down 10,000 soldiers. If she didn’t turn down the soldiers, you wouldn’t have had Jan. 6.”

Trump’s interview, held at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, was the former president’s first network appearance since leaving office. When questioned about whether he reached out to military or law enforcement on that fateful day, Trump responded cryptically, “I behaved so well, I did such a good job, Nancy Pelosi turned down 10,000 soldiers… if she didn’t do that…”

Welker pressed Trump, asserting that Pelosi did not possess the authority of the commander in chief. Trump countered, “I understand that the police testified against her, the chief very strongly against her, the Capitol police, great people. They testified against her, and they burned all the evidence. OK? They burned all the evidence. They destroyed all the evidence about Nancy Pelosi.”

In a startling revelation, Trump added, “She has authority over the Capitol. National Guard not coming? I asked her [for them] to be there three days in advance, and she turned it down.”

The former president’s comments have reignited debate over the events of January 6th, with many questioning Pelosi’s role in the security arrangements leading up to the Capitol breach.

In a statement released after the interview aired, Nancy Pelosi’s office vehemently denied Trump’s accusations, asserting that the decision to deploy National Guard troops is a complex process involving multiple agencies.

As the nation continues to grapple with the aftermath of January 6th, these revelations will undoubtedly fuel further discussions and investigations.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.