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Pentagon Chief Feared ‘Coup’ Accusations if He Deployed Troops to Capitol Riot Christopher C. Miller, the acting defense secretary on Jan. 6, plans to defend the Pentagon’s actions before and during the violence when he testifies before a House panel on Wednesday. The Jan. 6 riot was the largest attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times May 11, 2021 WASHINGTON — Christopher C. Miller, who was the acting defense secretary when rioters...

POLITICO Former Trump officials will defend Jan. 6 actions at congressional hearing According to advance testimony, former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will detail how their departments tried to protect the Capitol. Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller appears at a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex​, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Link Copied Fo...

Dumfries-based Young Marines board member sworn in as U.S. House sergeant-at-arms Walker Major General William J. Walker, a member of the Advisory Council to the Board of Directors of the Young Marines, based in Dumfries, has been sworn in as the sergeant-at-arms for the United States House of Representatives. Formerly, Major General Walker was the commander of Washington, D.C. National Guard. He is the 38th person and first Black American to serve as sergeant-at-arms. Press release: �...

Former US vice-president Mike Pence pleaded to clear the Capitol, new timeline of riot shows Posted 5 AprApril 2021 at 3:12am As rioters called for former US vice-president Mike Pence to be hanged, he called the acting defence secretary to demand answers. ( Share Print text only Cancel From a secure room in the US Capitol on January 6, as rioters pummelled police and vandalised the building, then-vice president Mike Pence tried to assert control. Key points: New details about the deadly US Ca...

April 1, 2021 Press Release San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today via video conference call. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi.  Thank you.  Hello, everyone.  Good morning, if you’re on the West Coast.  Wherever you are, have a good day.  Holy Thursday, a very special day in this Holy Week.  Whether you’re observing Passover, as this would be the day of Christ’s Passover, the Last Supper and Passover Seder, the Last...

Army command opposed D.C. request for National Guard presence days before January 6 coup attempt On Tuesday, the Washington Post revealed that top US Army civilian and military officials drafted a memo opposing a December 31 request from Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for a small contingent of National Guard troops to help with traffic and crowd control on January 6. The internal memo obtained by the Post adds to the indisputable evidence of involvement at the highest levels of the mili...

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Trump-Era Defense Leaders Should Testify on Capitol Riot Response: Sen. Peters Top defense officials during the Trump administration should testify to Congress to explain why it took so long to deploy National Guard troops to help law enforcement officers quell the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) said this week. Peters wants to ask questions of Christopher Miller, who was acting defense secretary on that date, as well as former Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. “I certainly thi...