Trump Pentagon first offered National Guard to Capitol four days before Jan. 6 riots,

Day of attack Trump refused to call out the National Guard.

That is a lie. Pelosi and the Mayor of DC refused to call them out. The President cannot call out the guard. He can only authorize it. Why did the Mayor of DC and Pelosi refuse the authorization?

The Posse Comitatus Act has not changed much since that time. The law prohibits the use of the military in civilian matters but, over time, Congress has passed at least 26 exemptions to the act that allow the president to send troops into states.
https://statecodesfiles.justia.com/us/2011/title-18/part-i/chapter-67/section-1385/document.pdf
 
General Milley testified VP Pence called him asking for help. President Trump--who solely has authority to call the National Guard--never contacted Milley.
 
General Milley testified VP Pence called him asking for help. President Trump--who solely has authority to call the National Guard--never contacted Milley.

Once again, Trump cannot send in the guard, he can only authorize it which he did a day before. Pelosi and the Mayor of DC refused to accept them because of the "OPTICS". In other words, it was a POLITICAL decision to not send them in. The result is where we are now. :palm:
 
That is a lie. Pelosi and the Mayor of DC refused to call them out. The President cannot call out the guard. He can only authorize it. Why did the Mayor of DC and Pelosi refuse the authorization?

The Posse Comitatus Act has not changed much since that time. The law prohibits the use of the military in civilian matters but, over time, Congress has passed at least 26 exemptions to the act that allow the president to send troops into states.
https://statecodesfiles.justia.com/us/2011/title-18/part-i/chapter-67/section-1385/document.pdf
https://www.newsweek.com/house-repu...6-riot-kevin-mccarthy-jim-banks-1714401?amp=1
 
NG is not like the Army, they are not present and accounted for but have to be called in. Also takes planning, transportation, mission design etc.

For the 3 hours of the riot, it was reported that trump was watching it all unfold on TV, refusing to go on TV to stop it.

Do you think that's a lie, and if not, what do you think trump was doing during the riot?
 
That is a lie. Pelosi and the Mayor of DC refused to call them out. The President cannot call out the guard. He can only authorize it. Why did the Mayor of DC and Pelosi refuse the authorization?

The Posse Comitatus Act has not changed much since that time. The law prohibits the use of the military in civilian matters but, over time, Congress has passed at least 26 exemptions to the act that allow the president to send troops into states.
https://statecodesfiles.justia.com/us/2011/title-18/part-i/chapter-67/section-1385/document.pdf

You are wrong, the Speaker and the Mayor have no authority to call the DC National Guard.


[FONT=&quot]“The D.C. National Guard is the only National Guard unit, out of all of the 54 states and territories, which reports only to the President.”

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https://dc.ng.mil/About-Us/
 
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