Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers had tried to get him “essentially to overturn the election” and that the American people needed to know it.
The remarks, made in an interview with Fox News, are some of Mr. Pence’s most pointed to date about what he experienced in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, when he presided over the congressional certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory.
The indictment portrayed an attack on American democracy. Smith framed his case against Trump as one that cuts to a key function of democracy: the peaceful transfer of power. By underscoring this theme, Smith cast his effort as an effort not just to hold Trump accountable but also to defend the very core of democracy.
Bullshit. The generals moved at 5pm+, many hours after Capitol police were overwhelmed
And then the troops came in. Late, but they did in fact come in. The troops then slept at the Capitol building for the next few days, the Press took pictures, etc. etc.
IIRC, it was Mike Pence who finally took a stand and told the Generals that Pence had the authority to ask for help, and that the Generals can get off their ass and send in the troops. Everyone was waiting for the President to give the order, troops at lower levels were literally sitting prepared waiting for orders by 2pm when it became obvious that the riot was getting out of hand.
Oh, yes, D.C. National Guard troops finally did respond because they are not bound by Posse Comitatus, but they also couldn’t do it without Presidential authority.
Trump never approved of this.
IIRC, the rumor is that Mike Pence called in the military.
I certainly disagree with Mike Pence’s politics. But we gotta give Mike Pence credit for taking action (albeit hours late, and when his own life was on the line due to the rioters). Its the bare minimum to get things done, but Jan 6th would be even worse than it was if Mike Pence didn’t request military assistance by 5pm or so.
Convicted Sex Offender Treason Trump’s Secretary of the Army put out an order on Jan 5 that no troops could be redeployed without his order, then he made him unavailable on Jan 6.
I don’t understand this photo, is it a joke about something?
That’s DC National Guard sleeping in the Capital Building after being deployed on January 6th.
If you were paying attention to the news on that day, you should recognize the pics. Literally the military defending the Capitol Building by sleeping / garrisoning there.
So we all know the military got the authority to defend the Capitol Building. We literally have pictures of the troops there.
I wasn’t paying attention as I don’t live in the USA. Just wondered why they were asleep!