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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 attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, plans to testify before Congress on Wednesday that he worried that ...

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 Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen wi...

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: “We offer our heartiest congratulations to our friend, colleague and former Vice Chairman of the Yo...

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 Capitol riot are revealed by a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon Military and...