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On Monday, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, asked acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller to allow military criminal investigators to join civilian law enforcement authorities in determining if troops or veterans took part in the insurrection. The Pentagon acknowledged receiving Duckworth’s letter. Duckworth, D-Ill.,  a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, asked  by letter that military criminal investigators determine whether service members or veterans “engaged in insurre...

The U.S. military is reviewing whether any active-duty service members may have participated in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.

  Fort Bragg officials are investigating Captain Emily Rainey’s involvement in the rally at the Capitol last week She says she acted within military regulations and that no one in her group broke the law, Fox News reported. She is a Psychological Operations officer. Capt. Emily Rainey (NC), led 100 members of Moore County Citizens for Freedom to D.C. to “stand against election fraud” & support Trump. She insisted she acted within Army regulations, Andrewkimmel tweeted. “I can confirm ...

How many troops were involved in the Capitol riot? Figuring that out won’t be easy January 11 Pro-Trump groups occupy the steps of the Capitol building and stand atop an armored government vehicle Jan. 6, 2021. (Kyle Rempfer/Staff) Days after a deadly insurrection at the Capitol, Defense Department officials are unsure how many, if any, active-duty troops took part in the Jan. 6 riots. Finding out how many, and what to do about them, is easier said than done. “...investigations into ...

"I was a private citizen and doing everything right and within my rights," Rainey told the AP. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy agreed to a request from Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., for any soldiers suspected in the breach of the Capitol to receive fast-tracked investigation and courts-martial, according to a readout Crow released of his call with McCarthy on Sunday. Rainey said she led 100 members of Moore County Citizens for Freedom, a self-described nonpartisan network that promotes conservative va...

How the military could bring retirees back to face charges after the Capitol riot Alex Horton, Paulina Villegas Rioters in the Senate chamber on Wednesday. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) A retired Air Force officer in body armor and clutching plastic handcuffs in the Senate chamber has prompted questions about if and how retired veterans could be summoned and tried by the military justice system for their alleged role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Larry Rendell...

1st Special Forces Command investigating PSYOP captain for involvement in Trump DC rally National Guard troops stand watch at the Capitol building. Howard Altman/staff The 1st Special Forces Command is investigating a psychological operations captain for her involvement in the Jan. 6 pro- President Donald Trump rally in Washington, D.C., a spokesman tells Military Times. The command is investigating Capt. Emily Rainey’s involvement in the Wednesday rally. The 30-year-old psychological ope...

Army investigating officer for attending pro-Trump rally in D.C. Tim Fitzsimons and The Associated Press An Army officer is under investigation for joining last weeks rally in support of President Donald Trump and the subsequent deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to an Army spokesperson. © Provided by NBC News Emily Rainey talks to WRAL in Southern Pines, N.C., in May 2020. (WRAL) Emily Rainey, a 30-year-old psychological operations officer stationed at Fort Bragg, to...

Lawmakers are exploring ways to subject military retirees to additional punishment for Wednesday's attack on the Capitol.

Army officials at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are investigating a psychological operations captain after she attended a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., that ended in a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol.