It was revealed last week that what President Trump has been saying about January 6th was absolutely true, that he did tell the top Pentagon officials to deploy the National Guard on January 6th to the Capitol to ensure it was safe.
This has been brought to light by the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, which is chaired by Rep. Loudermilk.
The document states:
Previously concealed by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Department of Defense, the Subcommittee has uncovered statements by key personnel involved in the deployment of the D.C. National Guard to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. These new transcripts indicate that senior Pentagon officials unnecessarily delayed the DC National Guard response to the Capitol on January 6 due to “optics” concerns.
It quotes General Milley admitting Trump called for National Guard troops to make the Capitol safe on January 6th:
GENERAL MARK MILLEY, CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF: “[January 3, 2021] The President just says, ‘Hey, look at this. There’s going to be a large amount of protesters here on the 6th, make sure that you have sufficient National Guard or Soldiers to make sure it’s a safe event.’” *
“[POTUS said] ‘Hey, I don’t care if you use Guard, or Soldiers, active duty Soldiers, do whatever you have to do. Just make sure it’s safe.’”
It goes on to quote his acting Secretary of Defense refusing to follow his orders. You can read it all below:
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