Bombshell transcripts: Trump urged use of troops to protect Capitol on Jan. 6 , but was rebuffed

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Key lawmaker says interviews prove Pentagon wrongly allowed optics to overwhelm security concerns in lead-up to fateful day. The Pentagon’s top brass did not comply with Trump’s orders because of political concerns and “optics.”

Then-President Donald Trump gave clear instructions to Pentagon brass days before the Jan. 6 riots to โ€œdo whatever it takesโ€ to keep the U.S. Capitol safe, including deploying National Guard or active-duty troops, but top officials did not comply because of political concerns, according to transcripts of bombshell interviews conducted by the Defense Department’s chief watchdog that shine new light on government disfunction ahead of the historic tragedy.

Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, confirmed to the Pentagon inspector general three years ago that during a Jan. 3, 2021, Oval Office meeting Trump pre-approved the use of National Guard or active duty troops to keep peace in the nationโ€™s capital on the day Congress was to certify the results of the 2020 election.

Milley’s interviews were among several key to transcripts obtained by House Administration Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., and shared with Just the News.

โ€œThe President just says, โ€˜Hey look at this. Itโ€™s going to be a large amount of protesters come in here on the 6th, and make sure that you have sufficient National Guard or Soldiers to make sure itโ€™s a safe event,โ€™โ€ Milley told the inspector general in one of two interviews he did in spring 2021 during a probe of the Pentagonโ€™s response to Jan. 6.

Milley said then-Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, himself a former general, assured Trump there was an adequate safety plan for Pentagon assistance to Washington, D.C. โ€œMiller responds by saying, โ€˜Hey, weโ€™ve got a plan, and weโ€™ve got it covered.โ€™ And thatโ€™s about it,โ€ Milley recalled.

“Just make sure itโ€™s safe”

Milley confirmed a second time during the interviews that Trump was clear in his wishes. โ€œIt was just what I just described, which was, โ€˜Hey, I donโ€™t care if you use Guard, or soldiers, active-duty soldiers, do whatever you have to do. Just make sure itโ€™s safe,โ€ the general told the IG.

Byย John Solomon

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