Trump assisted in the attack on our democracy defense secretary confirms

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  1. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    inb4: but did he order him though?

    party of law and order they said....
    defenders of the constitution they said...

    https://www.businessinsider.com/chris-miller-aoc-mike-pence-national-guard-2021-5
    Trump's defense secretary confirms he didn't approve plan to deploy National Guard until after Pence called him — over 3 hours after the Capitol riot began
    • Former Trump official said it took hours before the National Guard was allowed to clear the Capitol.
    • Chris Miller, a former acting defense secretary, was grilled by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
    • Miller said he had a "very brief" conversation with Pence at 4:08 p.m. on January 6.
    Trump's defense secretary testified that it took three hours from when the Capitol riot began for members of the National Guard to get authorization to clear the building — clearance that didn't come until after he had spoken with Vice President Mike Pence.

    At first, Chris Miller, a former acting defense secretary, testified that he gave "full authorization to deploy" members of the DC National Guard at 3 p.m., about two hours after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol complex.

    Miller was questioned by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who asked Miller about the official Department of Defense timeline of the January 6 siege on the Capitol, which said the Guard wasn't authorized to clear the Capitol until 4:32 p.m.

    Miller said the delay was caused by Gen. William Walker creating a "concept of operations" plan to deploy the troops to clear the building.

    Ocasio-Cortez also probed Miller about a conversation he had with Pence at 4:08 p.m. before the authorization was given, asking whether Pence directed Miller to clear the building.

    Miller said he had a "very brief" conversation with Pence where he informed him the building was going to be cleared.

    "What we have here is that the order was not issued after a conversation with DC Mayor Bowser," Ocasio-Cortez said. "The order to clear the Capitol was not issued after a conversation with Speaker Pelosi. It was not issued after a conversation with Leader Schumer.

    "This conversation with Vice President Pence happened at 4:08, and at 4:32 was when the actual verbal authorization, according to the DOD, happened. That was nearly three hours after Mayor Bowser first requested National Guard assistance," she added.
     
  2. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

    Another new thread huh? Pardon me if I don't subscribe.
     
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  3. smallfil

    smallfil

    Here4BS never fails. Just like in a communist country, you have the communists running the printing presses, releasing BS after BS, lies after lies. Comrade Here4BS dreaming of China.
     
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  4. Cuddles

    Cuddles

     
  5. ipatent

    ipatent

    Trump offered National Guard troops days in advance but Pelosi and Muriel Bowser declined because of the 'optics.'
     
  6. Bugenhagen

    Bugenhagen

    If he did Trump just wanted a massacre to light a civil war. He figured the national guard would start shooting his pawns easy enough.
     
    Last edited: Jul 28, 2022
  7. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Nope, all lies parroted by Fox and even Miller himself until he went under oath.
     
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