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Darwins_Retriever

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16. Trump's Sec Def has claimed responsibility

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #15)

Wed Jul 13, 2022, 10:31 AM

Jul 2022

With the support of the Secretaries of the armed forces and the Joint Chiefs. He was concerned that activating the National Guard would cause a major Constitutional crisis. Trump could federalize the guard and order them to arrest the members of Congress under the insurrection act.

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So will we ever know what happened with the failure of Law enforcement planning on the 6th. [View all] Lulu Latech Jul 2022 OP

The feds have no problem quickly going after people who break windows and shit, but RockRaven Jul 2022 #1

I ask the same questions. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #2

Christopher Wray needs to be called up to testify.... Lulu Latech Jul 2022 #3

I agree. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #4

Seems they are jumping over this fact! FloridaBlues Jul 2022 #5

If we get no answers, looks like someone is going to cover up the failures. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #6

Sadly... Not true... Ohio Joe Jul 2022 #9

That makes it even more frightening Lulu Latech Jul 2022 #13

+1, uponit7771 Jul 2022 #10

Agreed. With all of the privacy we lost TheBeam19 Jul 2022 #11

Embeds duckworth969 Jul 2022 #7

There are lots of just old women wondering MerryBlooms Jul 2022 #8

Everyone stand down and disarm. That was the plan. usonian Jul 2022 #12

Breaking down the question ... jgo Jul 2022 #14

Exactly my question. We need to know who told them to stand down ecstatic Jul 2022 #15

Trump's Sec Def has claimed responsibility Darwins_Retriever Jul 2022 #16