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Trump's defense secretary denies there were orders to have 10K troops ready to deploy on January 6

Headline from Local News 8

By Annie Grayer, CNN Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller told the House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection that former President Donald Trump never gave him a formal order to have 10,000 troops ready to be deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to ne…

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  1. CBS News

    Trump did not have 10,000 troops ready to deploy on Jan. 6, his defense secretary says (opens CBS News)

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    The House Jan. 6 committee tweeted a clip featuring former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller's testimony.

  2. Local News 8

    Trump's defense secretary denies there were orders to have 10K troops ready to deploy on January 6 (opens Local News 8)

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    By Annie Grayer, CNN Former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller told the House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection that former President Donald Trump never gave him a formal order to have 10,000 troops ready to be deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to ne…

  3. Insider

    Trump never gave order to deploy National Guard ahead of January 6, former defense secretary testifies (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller told investigators that he never received an order to deploy troops from former President Donald Trump.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Trump never gave order to ready troops for Jan. 6 deployment, ex-defense secretary testifies (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Former President Donald Trump never issued orders to ready 10,000 troops ready to be deployed to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller told congressional investigators.

  5. BizPac Review

    Trump's defense secretary testifies there was no order from the president to deploy National Guard on Jan 6 (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    The Jan. 6 committee released testimony from fmr SecDef Chris Miller claims "To remove any doubt" Pres. Trump failed to protect the Capitol.

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