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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 insurrection or participated in a seditious conspiracy.”  “Our Nation must demonstrate resolve and res...

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 our command is investigating the involvement of Capt. Emily Rainey at the Capitol on Jan. 6,” Maj....

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 service members fall under the services,” a defense official told Military Times on Monday. “If ...

"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 values, to Washington to "stand against election fraud" and support President Donald Trump, the AP rep...