“Pentagon prohibited D.C from receiving ammunition or riot gear, interacting w/ protesters unless necessary for self-defense, sharing equipment w/ local law enforcement or using Guard surveillance & air assets w/o the defense secretary’s explicit sign-off.”washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
“Guard units arrived roughly 2.5 hours after the chief of the Capitol Police made the emergency request, even though a Quick Reaction Force had been put on standby outside the city limits.”
“The Defense Department was able to restrict the D.C. Guard because the military force answers to the president rather than the mayor, as the District is not a state.” Another reason for D.C Statehood.
MD Gov: “I was actually on the phone w/ Leader Hoyer who was pleading with us to send the guard. I’m saying ‘I’m telling you we do not have the authorization.’” Hogan said Maj. Gen. Timothy Gowen, Adjutant General of the MD National Guard was repeatedly rebuffed by the Pentagon.”
“Collusion.”
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