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Pingree Joins 40 Lawmakers in Demanding Answers from DoD After National Guard Support was Denied Prior to Jan. 6 Attack
Washington,
January 14, 2021
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 40 lawmakers in demanding answers from the Department of Defense (DoD) about its role in preparing for and responding to the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. In a letter to Acting Secretary of Defense, Christopher Miller, the lawmakers outline grave concerns about the Department of Defense’s role in preparing for and responding to the riot that overran the Capitol last Wednesday. In response to numerous well-documented failures by DoD to prepare for the threat at the Capitol, the lawmakers demand specific information on 13 counts, including the roles that President Trump, Vice President Pence, Acting Secretary of Defense Miller and Secretary of the Army McCarthy played in the approval or denial of each request for support. The full text of the letter is available here. ### |