Former D.C. Guard commander demands Pentagon inspector general retract Jan. 6 report

[Zorro]

Source: Washington Post

The former commanding general of the D.C. National Guard is demanding the retraction of an inspector general report that says Army leaders had to tell him twice to send troops to the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, saying Thursday that the allegation is false and must be corrected.

William J. Walker, now retired from the military and serving at the Capitol as House sergeant-at-arms, said in an interview that he never received a call from Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy at 4:35 p.m., as alleged in a report by the Defense Department’s acting inspector general, Sean O’Donnell. Walker, repeating comments he made during sworn Senate testimony in March, said that he received authorization to deploy troops at 5:08 p.m. and immediately dispatched those forces, already loaded onto several buses to depart the D.C. Armory.

“Every minute mattered. You have to understand: These are my friends here,” Walker said, referring to his close relationship with former Capitol Police chief Steven Sund, who was forced to resign following the attack, and other law enforcement officials. He called the report “incomplete,” “inaccurate” and “sloppy work.”

Walker’s objection to the published details in the report injects fresh tension into the ongoing political turmoil and finger-pointing stemming from the assault, in which supporters of President Donald Trump smashed their way into Congress in a violent attempt to halt certification of the electoral college count affirming his defeat. The Capitol was breached at 1:50 p.m., but National Guard members were not sworn in to assist police until 5:40 p.m., after senior Army officials settled on a plan.

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[Jopin Klobe]

1. A tRump left-behind? ...

.. the latest employment numbers that were off by several thousands was reportedly done by at least one tRump left-behind ...

... who are all those involved in this thing? ...

... we're supposed to be winning ...

[DallasNE]

2. The IG Should Have Used Phone Records To Confirm

All calls being claimed. What a shame if he did not.

[Roy Rolling]

6. If not call records

Cell phone tower records. They know who was talking to whom.

[asiliveandbreathe]

3. Thanks for posting..this is so important in many respects..

The question of when Walker was first ordered to send the National Guard to the Capitol came up during his testimony to the Senate earlier this year.

A top Pentagon official who testified alongside him, Robert Salesses, told senators that the Pentagon initially told the D.C. Guard it could move forward at 4:32 p.m. on Jan. 6.

But Salesses, a Trump administration official, then walked back his testimony under questioning by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), who pointed out that it conflicted with Walker’s statement indicating the order came at 5:08 p.m. Salesses then corrected himself.

“In fairness to General Walker, too, that’s when the [acting] secretary of defense made the decision — at 4:32,” Salesses said. “As General Walker has pointed out, because I’ve seen all the timelines, he was not told that until 5:08.”

Also..The inspector general’s report, citing an anonymous Army official, accepts that timeline and contains no response from Walker. - most revealing - makes you wonder WHY?????

[Bluethroughu]

4. Watched the whole day, it was planned and executed...

The problem was all the rumpy dumpy insurrectionists didn't realize there needed to be a plan B...what if the Congress got away with the ballots.

They are a bunch of treasonist losers, like their golden shower calf.

[TomDaisy]

5. but the defense STRENUOUSLY objects, your honor!

[Justice matters.]

7. In other words, some time over either 2.5 or 3 hours too late...

"The Capitol was breached at 1:50 p.m"

So WHO was responsible for the damaging delay(s) ummmmmmm?

[DallasNE]

9. Breached Means The Attack Must Have Started Around 1:30

So sometime between 1:30 and 1:50 is when the call should have been made to deploy the National Guard as it was clear by then that overwhelming force was being being brought to bear.

[Pepsidog]

8. Imagine what other nations both friends and foes are saying about America?

I thought it was bad during W’s presidency with all the lies but we are at a whole other level of low now. We have Fox and republicans to thank for that. The demise of post-WWII Western democracy and values will be laid at the feet of Murdoch. In fact, in season 2 of Succession, the fictional character who runs a media empire and is based on Murdoch is getting a lifetime achievement award and his estranged brother congratulated him saying he will be remembered in history alongside Hitler. It was a while since I watched it but it was something to that effect.

[llashram]

11. not far off

[justgamma]

10. What time did they load the buses?

It's interesting to know they were ready to go if needed. So where was the hold up and why weren't they on the steps in preparation. It's not like there were no warnings. TFG and his ilk were talking about the 6th for a long time.