Acting Defense secretary says 'no intelligence' indicating insider threat to inauguration

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said Monday that while law enforcement officials are vetting National Guard troops stationed in the nation's capital, authorities have "no intelligence indicating an insider threat" to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration this week.

"As is normal for military support to large security events, the Department will vet National Guardsmen who are in Washington, D.C.," Miller said in a statement."While we have no intelligence indicating an insider threat, we are leaving no stone unturned in securing the capital."

"This type of vetting often takes place by law enforcement for significant security events. However, in this case the scope of military participation is unique," Miller continued.

The Associated Press reported on Sunday that concerns of insider threats prompted the FBI to vet National Guard troops stationed in D.C. to increase security around the inauguration. Some 25,000 National Guard members are going to be in the District on and around the inauguration on Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/acting-defense-secretary-says-no-intelligence-indicating-insider-threat-to-inauguration/ar-BB1cRuYQ?li=BBnb7Kz

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Hope he's right. You still have to remember he's a Trump appointee.

[JI7]

1. This guy is an idiot with no credibility

[COL Mustard]

32. Remember, He Can't Wait To Be Out Of The Job

And many of the rank and file DoD employees feel the same. It will be very nice to have adult leadership again, something we've not had since Mattis' resignation.

[gohuskies]

2. Like we are supposed to trust this tRump stooge?

No thank you, let the FBI and intelligence services investigate.

[gopiscrap]

3. Bullshit I'll wait until the next

administration investigates this and then draw a conclusion

[samnsara]

4. no way do I trust a trump 'acting' anything!

[dchill]

5. Oh, well then. I trust him implicitly, all the way. One hundred percent!

(I'm acting, too.)

[TexasLefty29]

6. So that means there is. Got it. N/t

[niyad]

23. Exactly! Welcome to our DU family.

[2naSalit]

26. +1

Welcome to DU!

[Terry_M]

7. Could be true

if you read it literally, as in - there is no intelligence indicating a threat, if Trump has removed anyone that is intelligent from room, then yeah, how COULD there be any intelligence to point at any threat of any kind?

[Bluethroughu]

8. I don't trust any appointees of rump.

I hope this inauguration goes on without incident, but after an insurrection incited by a sitting president, I'm cautiously optimistic.

[onecaliberal]

9. In upside world maybe.

[BlueIdaho]

10. Trump Appointee?

Not to be trusted.

[MontanaMama]

11. Nancy doesn't have faith in this guy.

Neither do I.

[bluestarone]

12. i really hope this person can be investigated too.

He's evil.

[AntiFascist]

13. There is no intelligence inside of his head n/t

[dewsgirl]

14. Oh good. Everything is fine, nothing to worry about.

Not one of these monsters have a bit of credibility.

[Cha]

15. Everyone else do their OWN

INVESTIGATIONS!

[Rebl2]

16. Sure right

Don’t believe him

[orangecrush]

17. Like they'd tell us

And they shouldn't.


They should act on intelligence, not advertise it.

This guy needs to be vetted himself.

[Ford_Prefect]

18. Miller is completely compromised regarding his loyalty to Trump, and probably Putin.

He's like Bill Barr in that he could swear with a straight face there was no evidence of Russian penetration of US government and National Security computers and systems. I can't say I enough know enough about him to detail his likely perjuries but he is the kind of bad actor the Russians love to cultivate even at 2 or 3 removes.

[barbtries]

19. trump's guy says what?

i will not relax until Thursday, I think.

[LiberalFighter]

20. The FBI says otherwise.

[mdbl]

21. Yes, he has no intelligence

[Hekate]

22. Isn't he the junior-grade political with zero qualifications?

[niyad]

24. Isn't this the SOB who refused to authorize the National Guard ahead of, and during, the

insurrection?

FUCK YOU, miller, you disgusting sycophant.

[turbinetree]

25. The same "guy' that is trying to put in a trump lackey as general council to the NSA

and I got a bridge ..................and when the Maryland Gov was going to send the National Guard you said no..............Fuck you Dude and that GD horse you ride ....................

[FormerDittoHead]

27. This, from the people who did nothing while 400,000 Americans died.

[Bigredhunk]

28. uh huh

[NBachers]

29. Emphasis on "no intelligence."

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

30. So far, South Dakota National Guard has been notified they may be called to DC...

... for the inauguration. This notice was from January 14th.

"Soldiers and Airmen with the South Dakota National Guard and Air Guard are being called up for potential deployment to Washington, D.C.

The South Dakota Broadcasters Association has confirmed than an unknown number of guard personnel are being assembled into a military Task Force, but the reason hasn’t been publicly released.

KELOLAND News continue following this story as more information becomes available."

https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/south-dakota-national-guard-task-force-created/

850 National Guard members from Minnesota, and 250 from Iowa have been sent or are on their way to DC to help on the 20th. No updates on South Dakota National Guard other than they have been notified they COULD potentially be called up.

[cstanleytech]

31. Funny, there was alot of "no intelligence" among 99.99999999 percent of Trumps admin personal.