Bombshell Transcripts: Trump Urged Use of Troops to Protect Capitol on January 6 , but Was Rebuffed

Trump January 6

Then-President Donald Trump gave clear instructions to Pentagon brass days before the Jan. 6 riots to “do whatever it takes” to keep the U.S. Capitol safe, including deploying National Guard or active-duty troops, but top officials did not comply because of political concerns, according to transcripts of bombshell interviews conducted by the Defense Department’s chief watchdog that shine new light on government disfunction ahead of the historic tragedy.

Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, confirmed to the Pentagon inspector general three years ago that during a Jan. 3, 2021, Oval Office meeting Trump pre-approved the use of National Guard or active duty troops to keep peace in the nation’s capital on the day Congress was to certify the results of the 2020 election.

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Son of Would-Be Trump Assassin Arrested for Child Pornography Possession

Oran Routh

The son of the man arrested in connection with the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has been charged with receipt and possession of child pornography.

Investigators said they discovered the pornography files on Samsung Galaxy Note devices when searching Oran Routh’s residence in Guilford County, North Carolina, as part their investigation into his father, Ryan Routh. 

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Pennsylvania Democrat Denies Making Racist Comments After State Senate Republicans Unearth Posts Disparaging Blacks, Asians, and Gays

Jimmy Dillon

A Democratic state senator in Pennsylvania has denied making social media posts, which contained slurs targeting black, Asian, and gay people, after they were unearthed by the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Campaign Committee (PA SRCC) on Tuesday.

State Senator Jimmy Dillon (D-Philadelphia) has denied authoring posts published to the @Hoops24_7 account on X, between 2011 and 2015, when the platform was called Twitter.

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