[background noises] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee on oversight will come to order. The subcommittee on oversight will come to order. Without objection the chair may declare a racist at any time. Also that objection the meeting record will remain open for five legislative days so members may submit any materials they wish to be included therein. Thank you Ranking Member tours, members of the subcommittee are courageous whistleblowers for joining us for todays oversight hearing. These whistleblowers are coming forward today to share for the first time under oath, the firsthand account related to National Guard deployment on generous six. None of todays whistleblowers were interviewed under oath by the department of defense Inspector General or the select committee. Generate sixth, 2021 highlight a culmination of failures at many levels. For todays hearing we are examining the department of defense d. C. National guards response to the violent breach of the capitol. So we wil
Were starting to see people mill around on the sidewalk now. The security is intense. But it needs to be for an event like this. And there are plenty of events starting today. Mikea turner is live near the Lincoln Memorial with details on the concerts you can see for free. Two of them. Reporter hey, good afternoon mike. Sorry theres some noise going on behind us, but this is where the voices of the people concert will be held today at 10 00. We dont see much of a crowd now but its right next to the korean war memorial. The folks who plan to come out are going to have to go to a check point by the world war ii memorial. Now back here on the scene here, check out these concrete designated areas, these are vip areas for friends and family of the performers. Again, who will show up to perform at the 1 00 concert. The first act is a christian singer. Shes going to be the opening act here and as we pan over to the reflecting pool, yo but what we have noticed is that none of them are over her
All this as some trump cabinet members at the urging of republicans are privately discussing evoking the 25th amendment to remove him from office. Were covering all the angles this morning. Lets begin with cnns john harwood at the white house. John, the white house spokesman put out a statement after congress certified joe bidens win. Talk about what it says. Dan ask a screen know had to put out the statement because the president s twitter account had been locked for what he had issued earlier in the day. What conveyed in that statement was a president who had been browbeaten by aides saying finally that he would accept the peaceful transfer of power, but even while doing that it was better that he did it than that he didnt for the country, he displayed the pathologies that have underlied his behavior for some time, that is the inability to recognize the difference between reality and fantasy, between truth and lies and to act on those things. He says in the statement i disagree with
Armed. Contrast that with the response over the summer with peaceful protests for Racial Justice in d. C. They were quickly met with tear gas, rubber bullets. We cant read anybodys minds including these officers but we can report what they do. Shannon nobody is defending yesterdays riots. President trump is get hammered on all sides. Suggesting that police were racist doesnt line up with the facts as we know them tonight. A u. S. Capitol Police Officers on life support at this hour. And piling on federal Law Enforcement might be surprising but not to nancy pelosi who defended the front line officers but attacked the leadership. Before any investigation is underway, the democratic mayor is floating a solution that would result in two new democratic senators. We must get statehood on the president desk within the first 100 days of the 117th congress. Congress Must Immediately transfer command of the district of Columbia National guard from the president of the United States and put it sq
Rioters and opening the barricades for rioters to pass through. Some of them were even armed. I would like to contrast that with the response we start over the summer with largely peaceful protests for Racial Justice in dc that were quickly met with tear gas, militarized police, rubber bullets. We cant read anybodys minds but we can report what they do. Virtually nobody is defending yesterdays riots, donald trump hammered on all sides but suggesting that police were complicit a racist does not line up with the facts as we know them tonight. United States Capital Police Officer on life support at this hour and pilot and a federal Law Enforcement may be surprising to some but not to nancy pelosi who defended the frontline officers but attacked the leadership. Before any investigation into how Law Enforcement agencies coordinated yesterdays fully underway, democratic mayor of dc is floating a solution that would result in two new democratic senators. We must get stated on the president s