Former Pentagon chief: Trump approved National Guard troops on January 6 to protect fascist “demonstrators”
The House Oversight and Reform Committee convened the first hearing Wednesday at which the former heads of the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice testified about “unexplained delays and unanswered questions” regarding the attempted coup of January 6.
Testifying before the committee, more than four months after the siege, were former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, and current Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill, questions Christopher Miller, former acting secretary of the Department of Defense, testifying virtually, during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the Capitol breach on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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FORT HOOD â The family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen joined III Corps and Fort Hood commander Lt. Gen. Pat White on Monday to unveil the signs for the newly named Vanessa Guillen Gate.
The gate is located at the junction of Fort Hood Street and Rancier Avenue and leads to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment area on post. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is the unit Guillen was stationed with at the time of her death.
âToday weâre going to honor and celebrate Spc. Vanessa Guillen and the tremendous influence her life had and continues to have,â said White, âto inspire and implement actions to improve trust, discipline and teamwork across our team here at Fort Hood.â
PBS documentary, CBS “60 Minutes” segment add to evidence of far-reaching state complicity in January 6 coup attempt
Last week, the PBS “Frontline” program aired a 90-minute documentary (
American Insurgency) arguing on the basis of well-known facts that the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by a fascistic mob, with the encouragement and support of Donald Trump, was the culmination of a protracted effort spearheaded by the then-president to create a “broad fascist movement” in the US.
Oath Keepers militia members attend a rally at Freedom Plaza Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Washington DC. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
This was followed Sunday by a CBS “60 Minutes” segment bringing together documentary evidence showing that months of extensive planning, coordination and organization went into the far-right insurrection. Previously unreleased audio of communications between far-right militia leaders made during the actual siege proves their central role in planning a