White House rejects promoting general involved in Capitol riot response

[dalton99a]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/29/walter-piatt-army-capitol-riot-national-guard/
https://archive.ph/Ug6P6

White House rejects promoting general involved in Capitol riot response
The Pentagon backed Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, the director of the Army staff, to become a four-star general. But the Biden administration nixed his promotion.
By Dan Lamothe
October 29, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EDT

The White House rejected a recommendation by senior Pentagon officials to promote an Army general who came under intense scrutiny after the Pentagon’s slow response to the riot at the Capitol, defense officials said, pushing the officer to a near-certain retirement.

Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, the director of the Army staff, was backed to become the four-star general at Army Futures Command by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Army Secretary Christine Wormuth — both of whom were appointed by President Biden — and Gen. James McConville, the Army’s top officer, said two defense officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. The White House declined to send a nomination for Piatt to the Senate for months, the officials said, effectively killing the possibility.

Piatt has agreed to stay in his present position for several more months at the request of McConville and Wormuth, and “has the full trust and confidence of Army senior leaders to execute the immense responsibility this position requires,” Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said. “With almost 40 years of active service, Lt. Gen. Piatt is eligible to retire this year but will remain as Director of the Army Staff until next summer.”

Piatt, through a spokesperson, declined to comment. The White House in September nominated another officer, Lt. Gen. James Rainey, to lead Futures Command and quickly gained confirmation for him. Rainey was promoted to four-star general and took over at Futures Command in Austin this month.

[Frustratedlady]

1. Where did Michael Flynn's brother fit into that day? Why was he suddenly reassigned to Hawaii

shortly after J6? Never seen an explanation to that action and will continue to be curious until it's explained to me.

Stubborn that way.

[mitch96]

8. Good, you play with fire expect to get burned...nt

[Kaleva]

9. That was actually a promotion

Promoted to Commanding General, United States Army is a plum position.

[Frustratedlady]

10. No matter how/why, he was still out of the picture and you didn't hear anything about him

after he moved.

I just have a gut feeling there is more to the story.

[Kaleva]

11. If so, why did the Biden Administration promote him?

[DURHAM D]

2. Why is the out in the public?

It should not be.

[bottomofthehill]

3. No sympathy, at best, he was Nero, fiddling while the Capitol burned.

At worst, he was hedging his bets that Trump would or could pull his plan off.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. I'm smiling.

[bottomofthehill]

5. Does one really thing that Senators who he did not defend

Would vote to approve his promotion after he failed them.

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[onecaliberal]

6. Awesome. That means he is done.

[panader0]

12. Wasn't Christopher Miller involved some how? He issued a statement two days before the 6th

saying that he had to OK any involvement by the Pentagon. (I think)