New video: Trump defense secretary calls BS on his Jan. 6 lie that he had 10K troops ready to deploy

[Superbadbrutha]

Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller testified to the House Jan. 6 committee that former President Donald Trump never ordered 10,000 troops to be ready to deploy to the Capitol on Jan. 6 despite his repeated claims.

Trump and former chief of staff Mark Meadows previously claimed that the administration had 10,000 National Guard troops ready to deploy to the Capitol.

Miller told the committee that there was no "accuracy" to those statements in a new deposition video released by the panel on Tuesday.

"I was never given any direction or order or knew of any plans of that nature," Miller told the committee, adding that he was "surprised by seeing that publicly" because there was "no order from the president."

Miller explained that "obviously we had plans for activating more folks but that was not anything more than contingency planning."

"There was no official message traffic or anything of that nature," he added.

Pressed again on whether the Defense Department had 10,000 troops ready for Jan. 6, Miller said that a "nonmilitary person could have some sort of weird interpretation but no, the answer to your questions is no."

"That was not part of my plan or the Department of Defense's plan," he said.

MSN

The hits just keep on coming.

 

[MarathonMike]

This has to be at least the fifth thread on this. Another cherry pick Trump hater story .

 

[Superbadbrutha]

This has to be at least the fifth thread on this. Another cherry pick Trump hater story .

Oh please don't post a story showing may savior to be a liar.

 

[TNHarley]

the same Chris Miller that said trump ordered thousands of troops? Lol
What a fucking clown show

 

[Couchpotato]

Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller testified to the House Jan. 6 committee that former President Donald Trump never ordered 10,000 troops to be ready to deploy to the Capitol on Jan. 6 despite his repeated claims.

Trump and former chief of staff Mark Meadows previously claimed that the administration had 10,000 National Guard troops ready to deploy to the Capitol.

Miller told the committee that there was no "accuracy" to those statements in a new deposition video released by the panel on Tuesday.

"I was never given any direction or order or knew of any plans of that nature," Miller told the committee, adding that he was "surprised by seeing that publicly" because there was "no order from the president."

Miller explained that "obviously we had plans for activating more folks but that was not anything more than contingency planning."

"There was no official message traffic or anything of that nature," he added.

Pressed again on whether the Defense Department had 10,000 troops ready for Jan. 6, Miller said that a "nonmilitary person could have some sort of weird interpretation but no, the answer to your questions is no."

"That was not part of my plan or the Department of Defense's plan," he said.

MSN

The hits just keep on coming.

So we are just ignoring the IG report saying

“Mr. Miller and GEN Milley met with the President at the White House at 5:30 p.m.,” the memo reported. “The primary topic they discussed was unrelated to the scheduled rally. GEN Milley told us that at the end of the meeting, the President told Mr. Miller that there would be a large number of protestors on January 6, 2021, and Mr. Miller should ensure sufficient National Guard or Soldiers would be there to make sure it was a safe event. Gen Milley told us that Mr. Miller responded, ‘We’ve got a plan and we’ve got it covered.'”

However, several Democrat and military leaders were concerned about the perception that a strong military presence might invoke. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said “he did not want to create the perception that the military was involved in the electoral process.”

 

[Superbadbrutha]

So we are just ignoring the IG report saying

“Mr. Miller and GEN Milley met with the President at the White House at 5:30 p.m.,” the memo reported. “The primary topic they discussed was unrelated to the scheduled rally. GEN Milley told us that at the end of the meeting, the President told Mr. Miller that there would be a large number of protestors on January 6, 2021, and Mr. Miller should ensure sufficient National Guard or Soldiers would be there to make sure it was a safe event. Gen Milley told us that Mr. Miller responded, ‘We’ve got a plan and we’ve got it covered.'”

However, several Democrat and military leaders were concerned about the perception that a strong military presence might invoke. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said “he did not want to create the perception that the military was involved in the electoral process.”

Can you post a link to the IG Report?

 

[MisterBeale]

So we are just ignoring the IG report saying

“Mr. Miller and GEN Milley met with the President at the White House at 5:30 p.m.,” the memo reported. “The primary topic they discussed was unrelated to the scheduled rally. GEN Milley told us that at the end of the meeting, the President told Mr. Miller that there would be a large number of protestors on January 6, 2021, and Mr. Miller should ensure sufficient National Guard or Soldiers would be there to make sure it was a safe event. Gen Milley told us that Mr. Miller responded, ‘We’ve got a plan and we’ve got it covered.'”

However, several Democrat and military leaders were concerned about the perception that a strong military presence might invoke. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said “he did not want to create the perception that the military was involved in the electoral process.”

Thanks.

Reading over this? It looks like to me, a lot of folks that SHOULD be more incisively questioned, and held to account, ARE NOT, and folks that are being blamed/Scapegoated in the public eye, are.

This, Mr. Miller, Mr. McCarthy, GEN Milley, AOC, Mayor Bowser. . it appears to me, they all had some knowledge of what the folks in on this, were up to. They all had an idea that there would be large protests, and none of them brought the DoD in on it.

https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/DODIG-2022-039%20V2%20508.pdf

Pentagon Memo Blows the Lid off Jan. 6 Committee's Claims Trump Supported 'Insurrection'

The partisan January 6 committee has utterly failed to show that former President Donald Trump was in any responsible for the massive security failure that led to protesters overwhelming the Capitol building during the convening of the Electoral College. In the Inspector General’s report on the...

beckernews.com

Folks that are watching this made for TEE VEE production, to have their view of reality manipulated? Need to get their heads examined, IMO.

 

[mamooth]

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Trump Cult: "DearLeader authorized 20,000 National Guard, but that evil Pelosi rejected them!"

Normal People "No, the evidence shows that no such thing happened".

Trump Cult: "YOU CAUGHT TRUMP AND US LYING AGAIN WE HATE YOU WE HATE YOU WE HATE YOU!"
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Trump cultists, if you and DearLeader would just stop lying about every single thing, you wouldn't keep getting humiliated like this. We're certainly not going to stop pointing out you're lying just because it triggers you.

 

[Couchpotato]

Can you post a link to the IG Report?

https://media.defense.gov/2021/Nov/19/2002896088/-1/-1/1/DODIG-2022-039%20V2%20508.PDF

 

[Couchpotato]

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Trump Cult: "DearLeader authorized 20,000 National Guard, but that evil Pelosi rejected them!"

Normal People "No, the evidence shows that no such thing happened".

Trump Cult: "YOU CAUGHT TRUMP AND US LYING AGAIN WE HATE YOU WE HATE YOU WE HATE YOU!"
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Trump cultists, if you and DearLeader would just stop lying about every single thing, you wouldn't keep getting humiliated like this. We're certainly not going to stop pointing out you're lying just because it triggers you.

https://media.defense.gov/2021/Nov/19/2002896088/-1/-1/1/DODIG-2022-039%20V2%20508.PDF

"Mr. Miller and GEN Milley met with the President at the White House at 5:30 p.m. The primary topic they discussed was unrelated to the scheduled rally. GEN Milley told us that at the end of the meeting, the President told Mr. Miller that there would be a large number of protestors on January 6, 2021, and Mr. Miller should ensure sufficient National Guard or Soldiers would be there to make sure it was a safe event. Gen Milley told us that Mr. Miller responded, “We’ve got a plan and we’ve got it covered.”"

"Mr. Miller told us that the President called him during the evening of January 5, 2021, and asked if Mr. Miller was watching the protests in Freedom Plaza.65 Mr. Miller told us that at that point, he was not concerned that there was going to be a mobilization of violence. Mr. Miller told us that he and the President discussed the upcoming rallies, and the President’s guidance was to do what was required to protect the American people."

So he's lying now or then? Which one?

 

[mamooth]

So he's lying now or then? Which one?

When he _wasn't_ under oath, obviously. That would be when he was on FOX.

 

[excalibur]

However, several Democrat and military leaders were concerned about the perception that a strong military presence might invoke. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said “he did not want to create the perception that the military was involved in the electoral process.”

They had no problem with the military for Biden's inaugural and beyond. Perception? BS.

 

[Couchpotato]

When he _wasn't_ under oath, obviously. That would be when he was on FOX.

So he told the truth to the IG?

 

[excalibur]

So he told the truth to the IG?

Others did at least.

Miller is covering for his failure to follow the order he was given and told President Trump he had a plan. But the plan seems to have been insubordination by Miller.