Pentagon restricted commander of D.C. Guard ahead of Capitol riot

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Source: Washington Post


(Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, answers questions at the Pentagon on Jan. 25. (Alex Brandon/AP))


The commander of the D.C. National Guard said the Pentagon restricted his authority ahead of the riot at the U.S. Capitol, requiring higher level sign-off to respond that cost time as the events that day spiraled out of control.Local commanders typically have the power to take military action on their own to save lives or prevent significant property damage in an urgent situation when there isn’t enough time to obtain approval from headquarters.

But Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, said the Pentagon essentially took that power and other authorities away from him ahead of a pro-Trump protest on Jan. 6. That meant he couldn’t immediately roll out troops when he received a panicked phone call from the Capitol Police chief warning that rioters were about to enter the U.S. Capitol.

“All military commanders normally have immediate response authority to protect property, life, and in my case, federal functions — federal property and life,” Walker said in an interview. “But in this instance I did not have that authority.” Walker and former Army secretary Ryan C. McCarthy are set to brief the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday behind closed doors about the events, the beginning of what is likely to become a robust congressional inquiry into the preparations for a rally that devolved into a riot at the Capitol, leaving five people dead and representing a significant security failure.

The military, which isn’t structured to be a first responder like law enforcement, took hours to arrive at the scene primarily because the Capitol Police and the District government hadn’t asked the D.C. Guard to prepare a contingency force for a riot. The Capitol Police chief also didn’t call Walker to tell him a request for Guard backup was imminent until about 25 minutes before rioters breached the Capitol.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dc-guard-capitol-riots-william-walker-pentagon/2021/01/26/98879f44-5f69-11eb-ac8f-4ae05557196e_story.html

[Me.]

1. Which Makes Miller & Patel The Liars We Thought They Were

[Botany]

2. And who gave this order? Mike Flynn's brother?

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This should be front and center in Trump's impeachment trail. Trump wanted the violence.

"the Pentagon essentially took that power and other authorities away from him ahead of a pro-Trump protest "

[C_U_L8R]

3. In other words... Trump

[samsingh]

4. this sounds like a really big deal

[Mrs. Overall]

5. This is the tip of the iceberg. I think this story will begin to expose that a coup

was planned at the highest levels by individuals "installed" by Trump.

[Kid Berwyn]

6. Everyone involved must be held to account.

TRAITORS.

[Grimelle]

7. That was part of the plan all along

The Trump camping paid 2.7 million to make it happened