'There was Going to Be No Military Coup': Trump Sec. of Defense Destroys Jan. 6 Narrative (Former Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller)

It was one of the biggest mysteries of the Capitol Riots: How could former President Donald J. Trump have possibly be carrying out a "coup" on the capitol without the aid of the U.S. military and only with the help of a bunch of unarmed extremists?

Former Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller recently joined podcaster Tim Pool and addressed this very topic. Christopher C. Miller served as the Acting Secretary of Defense from Nov. 9, 2020 until Jan. 20, 2021. His remarks are well worth reporting.

"You brought up, if we would've sent soldiers up on Capitol Hill on January 6th, the morning of Jan...," Miller said. "So let's go back. I hate to do this. Let's go back. I'm going to be pedantic and talk about our high school civics class. Capitol Hill, Legislative Branch. Military, Executive Branch. Capitol Hill — you don't go up there if you're the executive branch, the military, unless you're invited to do something different, is called a military coup. So I was not gonna be party to that, obviously, because that's un-American and a violation of my oath of office to the Constitution. So this narrative that we should have moved faster or had been up there beforehand, would've been... could you imagine what, what would've happened if we would've pushed, if I would've pushed National Guard troops up on Capitol Hill before the riots started?"

"Wow. It would've been a mess," Ian Crossland replied."I know the only person who got killed was Ashli Babbit by Capitol Police Officer Michael Byrd. That was the only shot fired. Do you think that was a justifiable shot given the situation?"

"Well, you know, the protective service detail, I don't, it appears to me that when she came through the window that... she crashed in on the security bubble and they shot her," Miller replied. "That was the moment when I realized we had been promised that the police in Washington, DC and on Capitol Hill could handle up to a million protestors that day. And you don't use your military for domestic law enforcement. That's [what] cops are for, you don't use military, you don't use soldiers to do domestic law enforcement."

"Until civil society is broken down, like a natural disaster in New Orleans, everything's gone to, you know what, that's when you go in there," Miller continued. "That's when the military serves and does law enforcement duties. Until that happens, keep the military out. The military, we, you talked about Vietnam, military really violated tons of American civil liberties by spying on Americans. These are the things that are going through."

"They're still doing it," Ian remarked. "My last follow up was going to be many people in the Trump administration decided to resign as a result of January 6th and the events following it, you chose not to. Can you tell me a little bit more about that decision?"

"Yeah, because I wanted to get more facts," Miller said. "So, you know, I had been in combat a, a day or two, I'd been a leader in the military, commander in the military. And you don't — you gotta be stable. You gotta be steady. Right? That's what good leaders do. I saw a lot of those political figures that bailed that day, doing it for political reasons. I was like, we need to find out what happened. We're still finding out what happened that day. So, you know, here's the one that always bugs me when these big wigs talk about, well, you know, it would've been the reason I stayed is because I had to protect something. If it wasn't for me, you know, I had to protect our soldiers. I'm not saying that, that's not what I'm saying. I'm just saying, that's my job."

"I got six weeks left, or whatever it was, four weeks left," Miller added. "And, you know, what was that to, was it Thomas Paine? Sunshine soldiers? You know, it's like, hey, you get paid for the good times and the bad, and you really get paid for the tough times. That's what the American people pay you for. Right?"

"I spent my life in service of this country, and I swore to protect and defend the Constitution," he continued. "There's no way that I was going to allow... back to your point about resigning. If it came down to that and the president was not about.... he wasn't going there."

"If it would've gone there, I would've resigned and gone right outside and gotten on TV and said, I resigned in protest because I was asked to do something anti-constitutional," he went on. "Period. End of story by have a nice day. That's what's, if he asked for you to bring troops out on, if, if he no, if he want, if he was going to use them inappropriately or anti constitutionally."

The Department of Justice has subpoenaed a number of Trump associates for the Special Counsel investigation into former President Donald Trump's role in January 6. The former First Daughter Ivanka Trump, her husband and former Trump adviser Jared Kushner . Former Vice President Mike Pence and former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows have also been subpoenaed.

The subpoeanas were issued among heightened public interest in the more than 14,000 hours of January 6 footage, which the new Republican-led House of Representatives has given access to Fox News primetime host Tucker Carlson. Becker News recently reported on January 6 footage divulged at trial that shows undercover officers with Trump gear mingling among the protesters and Capitol Police officers encouraging protesters to go towards the capitol.

Thanks for the post, bitt.

Here is the new book mentioned in the show by SecDef Christopher Miller. I'm very interested in his view that we are lending to Ukraine and preparing our troops to fight YESTERDAY's warfare with yesterday's weapons; and how we must step up to new methods:

This is the Barnes & Noble "Overview" of the book:

President Trump's last secretary of defense shares harrowing stories of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, gives an insider look at the tumultuous final days of the administration, and issues a stark warning about the readiness of the military under President Biden.
If you know one thing about Chris Miller, it's that he was President Donald Trump's final Secretary of Defense, elevated to that position in the days after the 2020 election. If you know a second thing about Chris Miller, it's that he oversaw the U.S. Armed Forces during one of the most controversial and tumultuous periods the military has experienced in decades, culminating in the shocking events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Yet Chris Miller is no political partisan. On the contrary, Miller has spent his adult life in the crosshairs of America's most dangerous enemies—from Middle Eastern deserts to the bowels of U.S. intelligence agencies—and emerged as one of the leading national security minds of his generation.
Needless to say, Chris Miller has stories to tell. In Soldier Secretary, he reveals for the first time everything he saw—in a book that is candid, thought-provoking, and like that of no Secretary of Defense before him. This book is not just the inside story of what happened during the Trump administration—it's the inside story of what happened to America, its military, and its institutions during the two decades after September 11, 2001.
Part badass, part iconoclast, Miller is an irreverent, heterodox, and always-fascinating thinker whose personal journey through war and the White House has led him to some shocking conclusions about the state of American power in 2021. With a perspective that will surprise and interest both Republicans and Democrats, Miller argues for a radical rethinking of U.S. national security strategy unlike anything since the creation of the joint armed forces in the 1980s. He offers a roadmap for how the United States can win in the era of unrestricted warfare by shedding the bloated defense bureaucracy, bringing American forces home from endless conflicts, renewing our national unity, and beating China at its own game
Miller is a true American warrior whose incredible journey from Iowa to Afghanistan to Iraq to the White House endeared him to the troops, prepared him for the unprecedented crisis of January 6, and left him deeply concerned about the future of our military and the future of our nation.

“Interesting - we’ve been told by some here the coup did occur, Miller is actually still the SecDef, and Trump is still President, and we have been living under Martial Law since January 2021.”

Haha. Yeah, my sister, bless her heart, is a Q tard, and she believes Trump is still POTUS.

She says that the Biden Administration was given a choice:

A) In the interest of preventing panic, let the public believe the election was not stolen, Biden won, and is POTUS. But in reality, President Trump will be calling the shots. Or..

B) Step down, face criminal charges for election tampering and other treasonous acts.

Biden chose to stay out of prison and enjoy the perquisites of the Pesedency, but it’s all an act.

My sister really believes this stuff - or she did last time we spoke of it a year ago. It’s called “Devolution” and it’s one of the Q fantasies

I would bet she’s having doubts at this point though, given what a complete disaster Biden has been.

If Trump were secretly running things, we wouldn’t be facing another Great Depression and we wouldn’t be on the brink of WWIII. Big Pharma wouldn’t be poisoning the world with fake vaccines and millions of criminals wouldn’t be trafficking humans and fentanyl across our southern border. January 6 protesters wouldn’t be rotting in DC dungeons.

Just finished reading the book. Very well written account filled with exploits of his Army service including several tours in Afganistan, Iraq, at the NSC, and his post military service as Secretary of Defense.

The more I read, the more I hoped he would serve in a future administration. He offers frank, but interesting observations, candid personal admissions, and large number of controversial recommendations. His book was well worth my time and yours.

I found myself comparing him favorably with many of the marine and navy personnel (officers & enlisted) I valued most during my career.

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