How the Pentagon Betrayed President Trump on January 6

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September 25, 2024
How the Pentagon Betrayed President Trump on January 6
By Jack Cashill

On January 6, 2021, nearly five hours passed between the breach of the Capitol perimeter and the arrival of a National Guard contingent ready and waiting to deploy just ten minutes away. Had the National Guard arrived within that first hour, “January 6” would have no more historical resonance than any other day on the calendar.

Any number of people bear the blame for this calamitous security failure, but that list does not include the two most frequently cited scapegoats, the D.C. National Guard or President Donald Trump.

Of the thousands of words of sworn testimony, some of the most revealing came from Colonel Earl Matthews. In rebutting the questions asked by Rep. Norma Torres, a California Democrat, at a congressional hearing on April 17, 2024, the intrepid Matthews shared some inconvenient truths.

“Do you know if ideas like the President seizing ballot boxes was something [Army] Secretary [Ryan] McCarthy was considering when making decisions about deploying the Guard on January 6?” asked Torres.

“I think it was, but I think it was not a rational belief,” said the African-American Matthews, the Chief Legal Advisor for the D.C. National Guard on January 6. Not liking the answer, Torres promptly cut him off.

“Was there widespread fear within the Department of Defense about the President using the military or other levers of the State to impact the election around the time of the 2020 election,” Torres continued, hoping to get an answer more to her liking. This question backfired as well.

“No. It was not a widespread fear,” said Matthews. “It was a fear among a clique of officers led by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who talked about a so-called Reichstag moment.” Not wanting to hear any more of the truth, Torres cut Matthews off again.

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[DefiantMassRINO]

President Trump could have made a phone call while watching the riot on FoxNews ... but he did nothing ... he was hoping it would succeed.

[AllThatJazzZ]

President Trump could have made a phone call while watching the riot on FoxNews ... but he did nothing ... he was hoping it would succeed.

I'm not willing to ascribe a motive, but I agree that his response was sluggish. His leadership skill were lacking in that moment, but in no way do I believe he perpetuated or encouraged that riot. I'm also not willing to believe that only Trump supporters were engaged.

[bigheadfred]

President Trump could have made a phone call while watching the riot on FoxNews ... but he did nothing ... he was hoping it would succeed.

Who in the hell was he supposed to call?

[Smokin Joe]

President Trump could have made a phone call while watching the riot on FoxNews ... but he did nothing ... he was hoping it would succeed.

The Speaker of the House, working through the Sargent at Arms is responsible for the security of the Capitol.
Nancy Pelosi and a host of three letter agency infiltrators, agents provocateur, guys like Ray Epps all bear responsibility for that mess and the thinly stretched security. Look at Bowser while you're at it. There were people who made sure there was no overwhelming presence of LEOs at the Capitol and others seeded in the crowd to stir things up.