Did VP Pence order the National Guard to the Capitol?

[kentuck]

Nicolle Wallace discussed this topic today with a panel of guests.

I think they will discover thru their investigation that Trump outright refused to call anyone to help the Capitol Police and finally someone, perhaps General Milley, called Mike Pence and Pence made the call to send the National Guard into the Capitol.

As I recall, Trump did not call off his mob until the National Guard was on their way, or in the Capitol. He did nothing to stop the violence.

Mike Pence was the Commander in Chief.

[doc03]

1. I seem to remember that was the case that day Pence did give the order. I assume that will

come out in the WH records.

[gab13by13]

2. I always thought that Kentuck,

whether Pence called Milley or Milley called Pence, Milley should be able to verify it.

Why can't the select committee simply ask Milley instead of jumping through hoops?

[Kingofalldems]

3. I seem to recall that also.

[Angleae]

4. I doubt it considering the VP doesn't have that kind of authority.

Being vice-president does not make you vice-commander in chief. It make you president of the senate.

[Mr.Bill]

5. I imagine once the Select Committee starts doing what

they are doing now, which is calling in Trump family members, they've got the goods on everyone. They are not calling in people named Trump because they are going to talk. They are calling them in because them taking the fifth is the final verification of what they already know.

[StarryNite]

6. On Jan 7, 2021 CNN reported it was Pence

Pence took lead as Trump initially resisted sending National Guard to Capitol

Excerpts:

Washington (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence, not President Donald Trump, helped facilitate the decision to mobilize members of the DC National Guard Wednesday when violence at the US Capitol building started to escalate, according to a source familiar with the move and public comments from top officials.

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As the chaos unfolded, doubts were raised about whether Trump would order the DC National Guard to respond due to the slowness of the response. Public statements by acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and other top officials suggested it was Pence who ultimately approved the decision. Miller's statement Wednesday seems to indicate he did not even speak with Trump, discussing the matter with his deputy instead as sources told CNN the President was reluctant to even denounce the violence being carried out in his name.

~snip~

Pence spoke with defense secretary and top general

Miller also confirmed that he and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, spoke with Pence, not Trump, on Wednesday afternoon. He also said he was in contact with top congressional lawmakers.

"Chairman Milley and I just spoke separately with the Vice President and with Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Senator Schumer and Representative Hoyer about the situation at the U.S. Capitol. We have fully activated the D.C. National Guard to assist federal and local law enforcement as they work to peacefully address the situation," he said in a statement.

More at link:

[link:https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/pence-national-guard/index.html|