Trump's defense secretary denies there were orders to have 10K troops ready to deploy on January 6

Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller told the House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection that former President Donald Trump never gave him a formal order to have 10,000 troops ready to be deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to new video of Miller's deposition released by the committee.

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anythingoes477 · M

Only Pence called for troops. But that said.........The Defense Secretary along with Pentagon officials were ready NOT to send them for fear if troops did show up, Trump would use that visual on national TV as an excuse to invoke martial law under the Insurrection Act. Then trump could have ordered troops to take over Congress--to stop Pence from doing his job.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@anythingoes477 🤔

anythingoes477 · M

@Graylight Read this............ https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/12/21/2070510/-Evidence-suggests-Defense-delayed-Jan-6-response-to-keep-Trump-from-invoking-Insurrection-Act

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@anythingoes477 I wonder if it has occured to anyone which side the Secret Service was actually on during January 6. And what would have happened to Mike Pence if he had gotten in the car with the Secret Service detail.....😷