Former Trump administration officials, including acting defense secretary Chris Miller and Kash Patel, have come forward with claims that they were pressured and threatened by the January 6 committee. They allege that their testimonies, which supported former President Donald Trump's assertion that he had called for the deployment of the National Guard in DC in response to the Capitol breach, were met with hostility. These revelations suggest a conflict between the committee's narrative and the accounts provided by Trump's allies.
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A former #Trump secretary of defense revealed that he was pressured by the House #Jan6 Select Committee into staying silent on claims that then-President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of National Guard troops before the breach at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/TfukDK26ec
Kash Patel claims he was smeared by the January 6 committee for backing Trump's claims he deployed the National Guard https://t.co/vknSsxAoSI https://t.co/OtbNecBv40
Chris Miller Claims He Felt 'Threatened' by J6 Committee After Contradicting Their Nat. Guard Narrative https://t.co/zERUqPYCP6
Trump's acting defense sec says J6 committee threatened him when he revealed Trump called for National Guard in DC https://t.co/Sx4DM5v9J7