@metal-brain said
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on July 24 told Fox News that former President Donald Trump never issued an order to deploy the National Guard to protect the Capitol. Kash Patel says that by law the president can’t order deployment of the National Guard, but can only authorize their use. Patel says Trump authorized the use of 20,000 National Guards for Jan. 6, 2021, but the offe ...[text shortened]... ined_815018.html
Liz Cheney should be censored or flagged for misinformation. So should sonhouse!
Kash Patel is a well known political hack and liar. Trump's own acting Secretary of Defense, Christopher Miller, shot down this BS under oath (which, of course, Patel has never been under):
"The questioner follows up: “Just so we’re clear, you did not have 10,000 troops, quote ‘to be on the ready’ . . . prior to January 6th?”
Miller: “A non-military person probably could have some sort of weird interpretation, but no, to answer your question, that was not part of my plan or the Department of Defense’s plan.”
Questioner: “To be crystal clear, there was no direct order from President Trump to put 10,000 troops ‘to be on the ready’ for January 6th, correct?”
Miller: “That’s correct. There was no direct—there was no order from the president."
https://www.thebulwark.com/trumps-jan-6th-national-guard-lie-crumbles/
Nancy Pelosi has no authority over the National Guard, contrary to your repeated, ridiculous claims to the contrary.