Topic - Christopher Miller

He told the Defense Department inspector general: “There was absolutely — there is absolutely no way I was putting U.S. Military forces at the Capitol.”

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"It wasn't the optics. It was like there would have been huge political consequences," he said. "I had to factor in the politics of this and that was my concern — is the situation does not warrant at this time U.S. military forces."

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