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WASHINGTON — Christopher Miller, former President Trump’s acting Defense secretary, plans to tell Congress on Wednesday he was concerned that sending troops to the Capitol on Jan. 6 would fuel fears of a military coup, according to his prepared remarks. National Guard troops were eventually dispatched to the building and helped quell the melee, allowing Congress to proceed with counting electoral votes to cement Democrat Joe Biden’s victory as president. Some remain on guard at the Capitol grounds five months later. Miller is one of two high-ranking former Trump administration officia...

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 ...

Trump official to tell Congress he feared sending troops Jan. 6 would have looked like a coup attempt Updated May 11, 2021; Posted May 11, 2021 Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller speaks during a meeting with Minister of National Defence of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis on November 13, 2020 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)TNS Facebook Share WASHINGTON — Christopher Miller, former President Donald Trump’s acting defense secretary, plans to tell Congress on Wednesday he was concerned that sending troops to the Capitol on Jan. 6 would fuel...

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...

Strict security and health restrictions will lend a surreal mood to President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress, with only 200 people attending instead of the usual 1,600.