Reports about the Delayed Response to Trump Riot
New reporting from the Washington Post that the Pentagon now admits, after days of denials, that Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, the brother of disgraced former Trump NSA Michael Flynn, was involved in a key meeting on the military response as Trump supporters rioted in the U.S. Capitol. Aired on 01/21/2021
A former D.C. National Guard official has accused two Army generals of lying under oath in congressional testimony about the military’s response to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Politico’s Betsy Woodruff Swan joins Morning Joe to discuss.
Why Did The Pentagon Lie About Flynn’s Brother’s Role In The Jan 6 Response?
Rachel Maddow reports on some of the revelations to come from a Senate hearing on the slow National Guard Response to the pro-Trump riots at the Capitol on January 6, including confirmation that Mike Flynn’s younger brother, Charles Flynn, was involved in the process behind that delayed response. Aired on 03/04/2021.
What role did the spouse of a sitting Supreme Court Justice play in planning Trump’s coup?
Pentagon Intentionally Delayed Release Of National Guard During Insurrection
According to the commander of the Washington, D.C. national guard, the Pentagon refused to allow deployment of his unit during the insurrection at the Capitol until AFTER the crazed Trump supporters had already breached the building. This is an absolute dereliction of duty on behalf of the Pentagon, and people should be fired for these dangerous and idiotic decisions.
Why were National Guard troops delayed in responding to Capitol riots?
A DC Council statement claims the Justice Department initially denied a request to send additional National Guard troops to D.C.
Gov. Hogan: Maryland’s requests to deploy National Guard to Capitol were repeatedly denied
Gov. Larry Hogan said it took more than 90 minutes for the authorization to send Maryland’s National Guard troops to D.C. to come from the Secretary of the Army.
CNN Jake Tapper presses National Guard Chief on delayed riot
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CNN’s Jake Tapper presses National Guard Chief Daniel Hokanson for answers as to why the National Guard took so long to arrive at the Capitol riot. Jan 11, 2021
