To: The Pack Knight
I believe the Secretary of Defense ordered it after consulting with Pence, but he had his own authority to order the Guard in. By DC statute, the President is the Commander in Chief of the DC Guard, but Nixon issued an executive order in 1969 delegating control of the DC Guard to the Secretary of Defense.
That would make more sense. The reporting makes it sound like Pence ordered the NG out, not the Sec. of Defense.
136 posted on
01/06/2021 3:48:34 PM PST by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Dr. Franklin
And it would make sense for him to consult Pence before going in when Pence is in the building.
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