Posted on 08/05/2022 9:16:01 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Keith Kellogg, a onetime national security adviser to former President Donald Trump and ex-Vice President Mike Pence, recently backed up Trump's long-standing claim that the National Guard had been offered to U.S. Capitol Police days before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.
When he retweeted a Washington Times Opinion tweet covering congressional investigations and taxpayer transparency, Kellogg dropped this nugget on July 29.
The retweet-text: "Great OpEd. Reinforces my earlier comment on 6 Jan Cmte. Has quote from DOD IG Report regarding 3 Jan 2021 meeting with Actg Def Secy Miller/CJCS Milley in the Oval on the 6 Jan NG request by POTUS on troops needed. I was in the room."
Kellogg, whose book "War by Other Means" covers the Trump presidency in great detail, presumably tweeted that he has a quote from the Department of Defense's inspector general regarding the January 3, 2021, meeting with Trump acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.
The Oval Office meeting was about a National Guard request by Trump regarding troops needed for the upcoming rally on Jan. 6.
And on July 27, Kellogg tweeted the following:
"To be clear on 6 Jan/NG. Pg 199 of my book, 'On 3 Jan the President asked the Def Dept to deploy NG troops' into DC for J6 contingencies. OK for J6 Cmte to publicly release my full sworn testimony. Release Army Guard and DC Mayor J6 testimonies as well. Would be illuminating."
Kellogg presumably revealed that then-President Trump had discussed deploying the Guard to Washington before January 6, 2021. Kellogg was also granting the House Jan. 6 panel permission to release his sworn testimony in full.
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Liz Cheney. Look up Roland Freisler, and you will understand why he used Freisler for her last name. 🙂
Doesn’t matter due to democrats standing rule Trump isn’t allowed to use facts no matter how many witnesses he has.
Sadly though, the kangaroo court has no interest in the facts.
Keith Kellogg better lawyer up - the white liberal 'elites' running the country don't take kindly to upstarts speaking 'truth to power'. That BS phrase is only for commie thugs, antifa and BLM to use against Republicans.
Yes he has authority, but from what I read the Sergeants at arms for both House and Senate, who report to Pelosi, with Pelosi having final say, refused the troops.
“COP Sund asks Senate Sergeant at Arms (SSAA) Michael Stenger and House Sergeant at Arms (HSAA) Paul Irving for authority to have National Guard to assist with security for the January 6, 2021 event based on briefing with law enforcement partner and revised intelligence Assessment,” the timeline notes. “COP Sund’s request is denied. SSAA and HSAA tell COP Sund to contact General Walker at DC National Guard to discuss the guard’s ability to support a request if needed.”
As Sund’s requests were denied, the Trump administration continued working on getting then-President Trump to formally authorize the deployment of as many as 20,000 National Guard troops to the Capitol ahead of the Jan. 6 rally, according to Just The News, which conducted interviews with then-acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and his Chief of Staff Kash Patel.
The Capitol Police timeline shows what we have been saying for the last year — that DOD support via the National Guard was refused by the House and Senate sergeant at arms, who report to Pelosi,” said Patel. “Now we have it in their own writing, days before Jan. 6. And despite the FBI warning of potential for serious disturbance, no perimeter was established, no agents put on the street, and no fence put up.
The nice thing is - the truth is out there... and when the time comes it will be presented to the American people. Liz Cheney and other Show Trial goons will live out their old age in disgrace.
Only the President has the final say on calling up the National Guard. Pelosi and McConnell may have has a say on them being on the Capitol grounds but even that is debatable. They could have been placed on standby somewhere else.
Kiss my grits, Dizzy Lizzy.
Sure, as I first watched protesters in red hats fighting police and smashing into the Capitol, I thought - this isn’t a good look for Trump.
Sure thing, troll.
Yeah, one must present their MAGA bonafides in order to purchase a hat.
You, son, are a whole new level of stoopid.
LOL
Always a present danger.
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