removed. you had a bunch of very close loyalists to trump installed and senior civilian positions at the pentagon and that chain of command wasn't what it normally would be,'t w where you had a uniformed military increasingly uncomfortable with an erratic commander in chief and you had these political hacks, ti essentially, installed at the pentagon, and clearly, what investigators are wanting to know is whether anything inappropriate was done or any optical concerns that should have been the concern of uniformed military was given greater prioritization than securing the capitol and that is both important to understand for the historical record but also as it was referenced to make sure that there are clear protocols so the next time this type of thing might happen, there's a better response. >> miles, i want to read a little bit more from politico's reporting. again, they were first to report of the existence of this memo. reached for comment, matthews said ther memo he wrote is entirely accurate. he said this. quote, our army has never failed us and did not do so on january 6, 2021. however, occasionally, some of our army leaders have failed us