Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and the Jan. 6 committee said former President Donald Trump ordered 10,000 National Guard troops to protect the U.S. Capitol prior to the riot, according to the report. He concealed important evidence that he had promoted the crime.
On January 6, President Cheney and a Democratic-led House Select Committee confirmed that Trump officials’ claims that the White House had requested the deployment of 10,000 National Guard troops ahead of the January 6 protests in Washington, D.C. There is no evidence.” 2021.
However, transcripts of interviews conducted by the committee in January 2022 show that on January 6, President Trump asked Democratic leaders to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to prevent widespread violence. A new report shows that. federalist.
Then-Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato was heard by the committee on January 28, 2022. Records show that he told Cheney and other investigators that he heard Mark Meadows, the president’s chief of staff, urging Democratic D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to make as many requests as possible. It is shown. She sent in National Guard troops because she needed to protect the city ahead of demonstrations centered on the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Ornato testified “I wanted to know if it was necessary,” Meadows said.[ed] There are no more guards. ”
“And I remember the number 10,000 coming up. ‘The president wants to make sure you have enough.’ You know, ‘He’s willing to ask for 10,000.’ I remember those numbers,” Ornato told the committee on Jan. 6. “When I was told that, I remembered, and she was ready to go. She had, I think, 350 or so people to control intersections. That’s the kind of thing that law enforcement didn’t have at the time. was.” “
Molly Ziegler Hemingway writes, “Not only did the committee fail to accurately characterize the interviews, but they excluded the records from public review. Moreover, the committee’s allies began publishing them.” wrote. critical talk Furthermore, ahead of the follow-up interview with Ornato, a conspiracy theory regarding Ornato has even emerged. Ornato was a career Secret Service employee and was familiar with the White House security profession. ”
Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk – Chairman of the House Administration Committee Oversight Subcommittee – Said “The former J6 Special Committee clearly withheld Mr. Ornato’s key witness testimony from the American people because it contradicted the predetermined narrative,” it said in a statement Friday.
“Mr. Ornato’s testimony proves what Mr. Meadows has said all along: President Trump did indeed offer to send 10,000 National Guard troops to secure the Capitol, but he was turned down,” Loudermilk said. he pointed out.
“This is just one example of important information that the former task force withheld from the American people because it contradicted what they wanted the American people to believe,” he continued. “And this is precisely why my investigation is committed to uncovering all the facts, no matter the outcome.”
Ornato’s testimony also described how President Trump’s White House was frustrated by the response from the Pentagon’s request for a rapid response force.
As the protests escalated into chaos, Meadows asked Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller to deploy a rapid response force.
“And I remember the secretary saying, ‘Hey, I’m going to call the Secretary of Defense to get that QRF in here,'” Ornato told the committee. “And I remember the chief saying to Miller, ‘Get them in here, get them in here, secure the Capitol right now.’ I remember that.”
According to Ornato’s testimony, Meadows constantly inquired about when the QRF would arrive to secure the Capitol.
“every time [Meadows] You might ask, “What takes so long?” It’s like, “This is more than just starting the car and getting there.” We have to get them there, we have to.” There are always excuses, but instead of looking at excuses, we’re thinking about what they were actually doing to get them there. ” Ornato testified. I’m here now. They are given one hour to prepare. ” So all these timelines were explained to the Secretary. And he said things like, “I don’t care, just bring them here,” and “Bring them to the Capitol, not the White House.” ”
As Blaze News reported in January, the committee on Jan. 6 accused the party of deleting password-protected files containing “sensitive information” days before Republicans took control of the House. has been done.
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