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That's
interesting. Trunk checks.
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Yeah. We're not
gonna drive shit in there.
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This is gonna be
the most high vis area.
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So this is where we're gonna
want people seeing, you know,
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US troops gunning
down patriotic Americans.
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Can you keep tabs on
the suburban behind us
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with your side
view? Not like hardcore.
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I just wanna
see if they follow us
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all the way across the bridge.
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Key is trying to
lure the response teams
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into Virginia
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
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and then cutting the bridges.
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Yeah. 'Cause all of our
insiders are in the DC Guard.
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Correct?
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
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Here's Washington Monument,
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here's the White House,
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
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a dead reckoning from us
to the Washington Monument,
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and you're gonna watch
that fucker right across.
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Yep.
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A little gasoline,
you've got a big distraction.
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Right.
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- That close to the Pentagon's
- Yeah.
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gonna get a response.
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Right.
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Ready?
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Yep.
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My fellow Americans,
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when our ancestors came
to these shores centuries ago,
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they brought with
them two essential elements
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that would
ensure their survival,
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faith, and purpose.
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Faith is a gift from God to us.
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Purpose is what
gives us the ability
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to put that power to use.
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It is undeniable that this
past election was stolen
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and it is Hotham
who is attempting a coup
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to consolidate his illegitimate
power and eliminate
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our God-given
freedoms.
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To all those
members of the armed forces
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watching and listening,
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join with us to
defend our liberty and land,
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with faith and purpose. America,
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God and freedom will prevail.
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Yeah. Yep.
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Should I be
friendlier?
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- No. Mm-mm [negative].
- No?
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- I'm gonna join up.
- Yeah?
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You motivated yourself?
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- I did.
- Okay.
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Guys happy with
that?
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About a year ago,
three Generals penned an op-ed
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in the Washington Post
that said,
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"We're increasingly concerned
about extremism in the ranks
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and that the next
insurrection like activity
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could involve members
of the active duty military.
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One of the recommendations
the generals made was that
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the Pentagon and
DHS should take some time
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to war game what
that might look like
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and what
the implications would be.
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I am President Hotham,
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Commander in Chief
of the US Armed Forces,
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Chief Executive of
the United States of America,
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elected to a four-year term,
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just completed
reelection campaign,
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which is under fault's dispute.
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So I'm playing the role of
Chief of National Guard Bureau
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and the DC Commander.
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Well, I am
Secretary of Homeland Security.
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It's a tough job.
- It's a tough job, right?
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- Somebody's gotta do it,
- Somebody.
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right? Might as
well be you, right?
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Yeah.
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Are you nervous at all?
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It's not a nervousness
of playing the exercise,
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as much as we're probably gonna
have to make decisions about
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level of force.
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
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And that, that's very heavy.
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I've been, I've been, I've
been in the real situation room.
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These are
really tough decisions.
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I'm David Crease.
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I'm the Director of
National Intelligence
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for this exercise.
- Oh, great.
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- Just wanted to say hello.
- Great.
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You'll be
seeing me at the table.
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- Okay, great.
- Yeah.
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- All right. Tell me,
- Enjoy it.
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what's your background here?
- CIA.
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That voice is
not the Pentagon.
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We're not DHS, but
we do have an incredible number
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of folks in our network
who have held positions
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in these agencies
who volunteered to serve
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and are taking this
issue really seriously.
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So we thought why not
bring them all together
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and where things go from there
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will be up to the role players.
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Seated around this
room is an incredible diversity
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of professional experience
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spanning the last five
presidential administrations.
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All of us are here today
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because we are
increasingly concerned
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by the rise of
domestic extremism
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and radicalization
in this country,
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specifically within
the active duty military forces.
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I don't need to tell you that
the alarms are flashing red.
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Most of you have at
one point, sworn under oath
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to protect and
defend the constitution.
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Today, we'll examine
a frightening scenario.
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What happens when those
in uniform break that oath?
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I think what
brought us all together is
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a need to be better prepared,
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and the exercise is
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Introduction to
Coup Prevention 101.
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I'm a retired
Lieutenant General.
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I spent 37 years in the Army.
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I'm pretty
adamantly non-partisan.
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In fact, that was one of
my conditions for participation,
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that it was not
a partisan exercise
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because this should
not be about politics.
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This is about security.
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So we have the situation room,
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we've got
the press briefing room,
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and we've got the Red Cell room.
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Classic
terminology for war gaming...
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White cell is your game masters
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controlling
the scenario and adding injects.
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Blue team is
typically the good guys.
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And then
Red Cell is your opponent.
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Me and my team,
we spend all day, every day,
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studying extremist
movements.
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In the simulation, we're
like the real chaos agents,
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like we're the ground,
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ground teams, right?
- Right. Yeah. Yeah.
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You guys are the,
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the Bannon stone figures.
- But we're in touch.
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Yes.
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The events of January 6th
surprised a lot of Americans.
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It did not surprise those
who followed the far right.
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These threats
are advancing in a way
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that the average
American just has no idea.
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Eroding confidence in
democracy was successful.
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Next January 6th is
another inflection point.
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These insurrectionists
have recognized
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that this certification
of the next president
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is a vulnerability
that can be exploited.
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Three, two... From Washington,
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I'm Isha Sesay.
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The question on the minds
of many at this moment is,
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is our government and military
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prepared to face this challenge?
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We're certainly as
a country more divided
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than any time in my lifetime.
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I thought that fever would
break. I don't think
that it has.
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What I wanna do is
think about the unthinkable,
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the plausible
scenario that seems implausible.
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And do all of this
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with sort of the ghosts of
January 6th hovering over us,
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knowing what could
happen if the government
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doesn't respond
in the right way.
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This isn't scripted.
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I have no idea if at
the end of this exercise
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this country
collapses or comes together.
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The scenario
that we've designed
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begins with
a contested election.
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You have members
of the active military
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siding with the losing
candidate and disobeying orders.
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Welcome everyone.
Thank you for being here.
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You have six hours
to avert a civil war
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and ensure
the peaceful transfer of power.
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If the clock runs
out and Congress fails
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to certify the election results,
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you lose and
the insurrection to swing.
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This is not something
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that is just one
party versus another.
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It is a force that could
tear our country apart.
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What we are here
to do is stress test
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our national security system.
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I want them to be prepared
for the worst case scenarios.
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If the bad guys in this
scenario win, democracy loses.
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Mr. President, we are
gonna be starting the game
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in 5,
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4,
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3,
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2,
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We're breaking
into regular programming
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to bring you this
special report from the Capitol,
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where Congress
is due to convene,
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to certify President John
Hotham's election to
a second term
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after his defeat
of Robert Strickland.
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But we are now getting word
that thousands have gathered
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on the National Mall
with hundreds of protestors
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currently facing off
against law enforcement.
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This is what
we know at the moment.
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A security checkpoint
at the Capitol has appeared
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to have been breached by
protestors for Robert Strickland
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with the help of DC Guardsmen
assigned to two units
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that had been
securing the checkpoints.
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This is breaking
news. It is fast developing.
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We are awaiting word from
the Pentagon and the White House
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on how severe
the security situation is
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and if there is
indeed a breakdown
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in military ranks.
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Mr. President, ladies
and gentlemen, good morning.
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I'm here to
brief you on an evolving
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situation at the US Capitol.
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We've identified a group known
as the, "Order of Columbus,"
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that we believe is
behind the violence.
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It's a very dynamic situation,
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both what is
occurring on the ground,
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as well as our understanding
of that is evolving.
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What we have heard in
this unexpected breach was that
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the protestors have
demonstrated evolved tactics,
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evolved communications,
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and evolved weapons
from what we saw in 2021.
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So the Order of Columbus
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is part of
the sovereign citizen movement.
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It is founded on the belief that
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the founders
established the United States
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based on biblical interpretation
and that therefore,
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the existing government
is largely not legitimate.
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Part of the Order
of Columbus' efforts
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involve registering
themselves as churches.
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They do this for at
least a couple of reasons.
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One is to escape financial
scrutiny and oversight,
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and the next is to
provide some limited protection
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against public
disclosure of their activities.
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And consequently,
they view themselves as
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immune from
the existing government.
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That's all
the information I have for now.
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If there's something you'd
like me to go through again
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or explain further,
I'd be happy to do so.
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Pete, do you have any idea
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how many people
are at the Capitol?
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Sir, estimate on
the mall is several thousand,
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less than 10,000.
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The FBI, along with
DOD investigative entities,
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estimate that of
approximately the 2,700
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DC National Guard personnel
protecting the Capitol,
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approximately 180
of them are believed
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to be affiliated
with the Order of Columbus.
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Secret Service
describes the situation as dicey
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and a powder keg
waiting to explode.
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I'm about to
drop the, the DOD one
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right now.
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Can, can I interrupt? Mr.
President, we're hearing that
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the movement on
the Capitol is escalating.
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I think we need
to make a statement.
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It needs to be clear on
what's gonna happen if in fact
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this continues and
this movement continues.
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And so I think it's,
time is of the essence
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to make a strong
statement right now,
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that we're in charge of this.
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We are not gonna let
another 2021 happen again.
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Mr. President,
the fact that we have breaches
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being facilitated
by the National Guard
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is complicating the situation,
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even though there's
multiple redundancies
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in place.
- One.
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We now are
working with our partners
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to pull them off the street
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so that we can replace
them with other service members.
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We have to get
them off the street.
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The second thing is
that we're gonna have to
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continue to monitor social media
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so that we can pinpoint
who some of our members are
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that may be problematic.
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So in other
words, you are confirming
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that there are
National Guard that have in fact
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led protestors
through. Have they been secured?
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And have they been put in
a secure place for processing
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because they are not
- So...
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doing their duty right now?
- That's correct.
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Sir, if I can
give you an update.
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DHS, we do have a word
out with Maryland and Virginia,
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the law enforcement
community there.
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They are prepared to
surge if we need that.
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So if we give 'em
the word that wheels up now,
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they're gonna go wheels up.
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We don't wanna show up with
a force that is overwhelming,
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too large, or with a force that
is too small and is gonna be
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overrun and therefore is
going to look like we don't,
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we're not
capable of stopping this.
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Suggestions for next steps.
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Often I think,
we want to perceive a leader
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as someone who will
just boldly charge ahead.
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But I think
effective leaders are those
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that first listen and maybe
listen more than they even talk,
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and try to draw on
the best of everyone around them
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to reach sort of
that considered judgment.
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Mr. President, I,
I do think it's going to
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potentially escalate rapidly.
- If we overreact,
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I think it's gonna come back
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and it'll haunt
your entire presidency,
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but we wanna be
ready if we need to react.
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My understanding
is they've already
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breached to the point
of being trespassers.
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I think that what you need,
Mr. President, you know,
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with all due deference
to the, to the secretary,
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and I completely
understand what you're saying,
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I think what the public saw
in 2021 was an under reaction.
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I don't think
anyone is anticipating
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we need the full
strength of the military,
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but we have to respond
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so we don't have a repeat
of what happened in 2021.
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So that's the balance.
Do you start with a criticism?
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A military intervention to
basically seat this president?
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Or do you start with
a, with a scene that we saw,
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you know, four years
ago, which also will taint the,
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the people's
attitudes about democracy?
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And to me at this point, we
cannot underreact to the threat.
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There is
another element here too,
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and that is religious liberties
because this, these folks
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have ostensibly declared
themselves as a quote, "Church."
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Well, I, I, I, just from
my personal view right now,
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that's total BS and we will
be looking at whether or not
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that we can crack that code.
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But it's also
something that is very delicate
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to deal with
from a public relations
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about freedom of religion.
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No one, no one
thinks that's a church.
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It is critically important
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that if we have any additional
intel that's been overlooked,
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that we get that intel
to this table right now.
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We've pissed off
a lot of senior ranking folks
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from all five
presidential administrations.
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- Doing my job. Yeah.
- Great job.
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- They're stressed.
- I know. Yeah.
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You could see
the sweat on their brows.
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This scenario is
developed to reflect
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a lot of what
happened on January 6th,
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but with
the twist that this time,
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members of the National Guard
who have been brought in
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to protect the Capitol,
actually join the insurrection
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and turn their weapons
around on the folks that
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they are there to
protect.
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The military
probably is not doing enough
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to deal with this question
of extremism within the ranks.
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It's not just us,
democracy defenders,
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that have learned from this.
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It's also
the democracy offenders,
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the authoritarians
that are looking to
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advance the cause of stealing
elections, retaining power.
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And they've probably learned
that you need the elites,
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you need military behind it
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to conduct
a more organized coup.
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I'm a Marine Corps veteran.
I obviously believe deeply
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in our military
and our armed forces,
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but we also
recognize this growing threat.
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It's not
something we're making up.
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These are all
bright red warning signs
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and something that deeply
concerns us about our democracy.
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I was definitely
not your typical Marine.
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I came in in the first
class of marine officers
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who could be openly gay.
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I was a liberal human
rights activist, lesbian,
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combat engineer, marine officer,
and still made, you know,
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some of the most
incredible friends of my life.
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So that is one of the things
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that's really motivating
me about this exercise is
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seeing this sort of
widening gulf in our society
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and knowing that my
brothers and sisters in arms
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are being targeted
for extremist recruitment
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in a way that will
continue to divide this country
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and could
potentially cause real harm.
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I still have
a fundamental confidence
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in the military at large,
but the question would be...
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What happens if
there is a violent effort
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to hold the White House
and the only,
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the only
institution that's capable
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of enforcing the law
happens to be the military,
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happens to be
the National Guard.
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That, that aspect
of it concerned me.
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I am humbled to
come before you today.
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For the last 20
years, it has been an honor
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to represent and protect this
great country. As a young man,
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I decided I wanted to spend
my life serving this nation
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that gave my family refuge
from authoritarian oppression.
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We do not serve any political
party. We serve the nation.
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Why did I choose to report
the president's corruption
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at personal cost?
Because I did not put my own
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personal interests
ahead of what my duties were.
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- You wanna try to pull now?
- Yep.
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- Okay.
- We can drop TP2.
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Welcome back everyone
to our breaking news coverage
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of the Capitol in Crisis.
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INN can confirm
that both Houses of Congress
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have been forced to evacuate
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to a secure
location due to violence
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outside the Capitol.
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The formal
counting of electoral votes
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to certify
President-elect Hotham's win
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over Governor Robert Strickland
is on hold
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until the Capitol is secured.
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We have reports
that the leadership of
the Order of Columbus
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is actively calling for
violence to stop the count.
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Hotham and his defeated
opponent, Governor Strickland,
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have yet to make statements.
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Mr. President,
we have drafted up a statement
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and we can edit
it based on the input
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that you'll get shortly.
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At the end,
the right to peacefully protest
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is enshrined in
our constitution.
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- It's kinda messy.
- Uhhh... The ability to
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overrun the Capitol
- Actually...
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and do a bunch of
bad shit, it's not.
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Actually, sir...
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But we will
not tolerate violence.
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- That's right.
- Yeah.
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Like we need to be firm
on like, yeah, you can protest,
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but this ain't protest.
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And you will spend
the rest of your life in jail.
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Bingo.
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This guy got
elected being who he is
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and so don't write
this in Washington speak.
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He, he, you know,
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write it in his speak.
- Right.
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Because that's
what the people expect.
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They expect somebody
- Yeah.
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who's gonna tell him the truth
in plain, simple language,
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not blah, blah,
blah. Keep it in his,
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in Mr. President speak.
- I think you're absolutely
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right, Ms., Madame Advisor.
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What do I, what do
you want me to call you?
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- You can call me Heidi.
- Okay. All right.
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We will issue it and I'll
go to the podium. Thank you sir.
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I, I just, I just
think that the idea that you can
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overreact to this is not valid.
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I think that a show of force
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that you are
the Commander in Chief,
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you're gonna secure
the American democracy,
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is a critical part of this.
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Now they're walking.
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Oh, they're
about to make a statement.
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Comms team just is going out
to make a statement right now.
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Good morning.
The president is currently
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meeting with
his national security team.
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He is well aware of
the breach of the Capitol.
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He is working with all
appropriate law enforcement
agencies
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to ensure the Capitol is secure.
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This administration supports
the constitutional right
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for peaceful
protest, but violence
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or breach of public institutions
will not be tolerated
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and we will use all available
means to protect the Capitol.
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The FBI believes
that the Order of Columbus,
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which is leading the protest,
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thinks that its members
are not subject
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to state or federal
law.
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The administration is
asking Governor Strickland
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to issue an immediate
statement denouncing violence
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and asking
the protestors to go home.
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We will have more as the
situation warrants. Thank you.
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What a weak response.
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I'm gonna hit
him with this right now,
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as an immediate response, "No,
you don't control the ground.
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We do."
- Yep.
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So the Order
of Columbus is a name
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that we made up to
create our kind of mishmash
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of real extremist movements
and to show how they could
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potentially coalesce
around centralized leadership.
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Yeah.
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My team consists
of American veterans
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from all different
branches of the military
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with all sorts of
different experiences.
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Assemble. Where would
we like to send a large body
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of armed crazies?
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- Capitol?
- Capitol.
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At the United States Capitol.
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We are here to play
the role of the unfaithful,
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of those who are
willing to do violence
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to achieve political ends.
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I am thinking like an insurgent.
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I'm doing what I expect
enemies of democracy to be doing
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as they plan the next assault.
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I'm gonna
send obvious pictures
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that aren't American
troops to fuck with 'em.
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I'm just gonna,
I'm gonna flood the zone
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with fake pictures, guys.
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Have you or has
anyone been following?
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- Oh, this social incoming?
- Yeah.
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Yeah. It's just
hard to verify which images.
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Like there were
a couple of kind of
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upsetting
images of National Guard
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on the attack and
it's very difficult
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to find out what
is real and what is...
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And there were actual
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images of that?
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Yeah, that was in the...
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We don't know if
they're legitimate images.
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Right. That's
what, so I don't know
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if they're,
- Yeah.
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they could be images from
exercises done five years ago.
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I have no idea. So
that's where we need to confirm.
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- We've seen this be...
- What else are
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We've seen this
before you seeing?
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in a lot of foreign situations,
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where there are a lot
of videos that circulate
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on the internet
that are from previous protests
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and without any datetime
information or forensics,
501
00:24:34,342 --> 00:24:35,996
we can't tell if these are
legitimate videos, but lots of
502
00:24:36,170 --> 00:24:37,867
videos of shootings.
- Yeah.
503
00:24:38,041 --> 00:24:40,914
And social media's very
active with Order of Columbus,
504
00:24:41,088 --> 00:24:43,917
what could clearly be
called propaganda and you know,
505
00:24:44,091 --> 00:24:45,614
accusing jack-booted
thugs of shooting them
506
00:24:45,788 --> 00:24:46,659
and things of that sort.
507
00:24:46,833 --> 00:24:47,660
So we don't know how much that
508
00:24:47,834 --> 00:24:48,791
is crossing over.
- Find how,
509
00:24:48,965 --> 00:24:49,792
how much of this
could be diversion.
510
00:24:49,966 --> 00:24:51,490
Right.
511
00:24:51,664 --> 00:24:53,753
To divert
resources from the real targets.
512
00:24:53,927 --> 00:24:55,406
Right.
513
00:24:55,581 --> 00:24:56,582
Let me, let me
give you an update.
514
00:24:56,756 --> 00:24:58,366
So we're getting
reports that there are
515
00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:00,890
casualties reported as fighting
breaks out amongst guardsmen
516
00:25:01,064 --> 00:25:03,153
and between
guardsmen and protestors.
517
00:25:03,327 --> 00:25:04,981
So we don't know
the number of casualties.
518
00:25:05,155 --> 00:25:06,505
It seems like
this is starting to,
519
00:25:06,679 --> 00:25:08,028
to spin outta
control.
520
00:25:08,202 --> 00:25:09,812
Mr., Mr. President?
521
00:25:09,986 --> 00:25:11,814
The media is now reporting
that there is fire on the mall.
522
00:25:11,988 --> 00:25:13,599
Are these intelligence reports
523
00:25:13,773 --> 00:25:16,645
or are these
social media reports?
524
00:25:16,819 --> 00:25:18,125
- Right now, social media.
- Social media
525
00:25:18,299 --> 00:25:19,561
and some standard
media.
526
00:25:19,735 --> 00:25:22,172
We do have National
Herald Examiner reporting
527
00:25:22,346 --> 00:25:24,958
that now Lafayette Square Park
has a protestor clash
528
00:25:25,132 --> 00:25:28,004
with MPD dispatch.
529
00:25:29,919 --> 00:25:31,138
We also have shots fired.
530
00:25:31,312 --> 00:25:33,140
- Shots fired?
- Yes.
531
00:25:33,314 --> 00:25:34,620
It's
being reported on social media.
532
00:25:34,794 --> 00:25:36,752
Is there a way for us to
get independent confirmation?
533
00:25:36,926 --> 00:25:39,189
One of the things
that should concern all of us
534
00:25:39,363 --> 00:25:41,714
is an overreaction
to a news count,
535
00:25:41,888 --> 00:25:44,412
an overreaction to social media.
536
00:25:44,586 --> 00:25:47,894
And so, as you're raising
these social media concerns,
537
00:25:48,068 --> 00:25:49,896
tell us what
you're doing to verify 'em
538
00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:52,376
from official
sources.
539
00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:54,465
I won the election.
540
00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,556
I won the election.
I won the election.
541
00:25:57,730 --> 00:26:00,863
Do we have friends on
the outside in social media
542
00:26:01,037 --> 00:26:02,256
that are countering
some of this bullshit?
543
00:26:02,430 --> 00:26:03,910
Because...
- It looks like it.
544
00:26:04,084 --> 00:26:06,129
Well, a, a, a,
actually, Mr. Attorney General,
545
00:26:06,303 --> 00:26:07,522
we should.
- Yeah.
546
00:26:07,696 --> 00:26:09,176
That should be
547
00:26:09,350 --> 00:26:11,178
what we are able to call on.
- Absolutely.
548
00:26:11,352 --> 00:26:12,527
And if we are
able to call on that,
549
00:26:12,701 --> 00:26:15,225
we will find out if
we can, then we will.
550
00:26:15,399 --> 00:26:18,620
Messaging is so
extremely important
551
00:26:18,794 --> 00:26:22,668
when we're in these situations.
The strength in our message
552
00:26:22,842 --> 00:26:26,497
is sometimes more appropriate
than the action we take.
553
00:26:26,672 --> 00:26:28,499
One of
the things on the social media
554
00:26:28,674 --> 00:26:31,590
is they keep hammering
that there's big casualties
555
00:26:31,764 --> 00:26:34,114
and all that stuff,
so I assume in his statement
556
00:26:34,288 --> 00:26:36,551
the president's gonna
talk about the real situation
557
00:26:36,725 --> 00:26:37,987
up there, right?
- No. No sir.
558
00:26:38,161 --> 00:26:39,946
He is not gonna be addressing
559
00:26:40,120 --> 00:26:41,643
all the specific questions
that are coming from the media.
560
00:26:41,817 --> 00:26:43,689
It's going to be a...
561
00:26:43,863 --> 00:26:44,951
I'm not talking about media
questions. I'm talking about
562
00:26:45,125 --> 00:26:46,561
on the social media.
- No, no.
563
00:26:46,735 --> 00:26:48,171
They're, they're
portraying a situation
564
00:26:48,345 --> 00:26:49,999
where there's mass casualties.
565
00:26:50,173 --> 00:26:52,567
Now, we're not gonna have
the president feed into that.
566
00:26:52,741 --> 00:26:54,961
He's got to,
he's gotta calm the waters,
567
00:26:55,135 --> 00:26:57,006
right?
- Yeah.
568
00:26:57,180 --> 00:26:59,052
Mr. President, I think
you shut down the bridges,
569
00:26:59,226 --> 00:27:01,968
'cause we don't know
what the next target is.
570
00:27:02,142 --> 00:27:03,970
Who' is shutting down
the bridges, the protestors?
571
00:27:04,144 --> 00:27:05,275
- And we don't know
- No. Whether we should
572
00:27:05,449 --> 00:27:06,407
how many people
573
00:27:06,581 --> 00:27:07,626
We should
shut down the bridges?
574
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,629
To protect us,
are gonna turn on us
575
00:27:10,803 --> 00:27:12,848
and provide
intel on the other side.
576
00:27:13,022 --> 00:27:14,415
And so, I think...
- And that's, I guess,
577
00:27:14,589 --> 00:27:16,243
that's where I'd like
a little bit more input
578
00:27:16,417 --> 00:27:18,854
because the thousands
of protestors,
579
00:27:19,028 --> 00:27:21,161
or tens of
thousands are here right now.
580
00:27:22,205 --> 00:27:24,425
We don't know how
many are outside the district.
581
00:27:24,599 --> 00:27:25,905
If you'll recall in
2021,
582
00:27:26,079 --> 00:27:29,212
there were people in
Virginia who had hotel rooms
583
00:27:29,386 --> 00:27:30,910
full of weapons. That's
what we're concerned about,
584
00:27:31,084 --> 00:27:32,563
that there are people out there
585
00:27:32,738 --> 00:27:34,609
who are waiting to
come in as their replacements
586
00:27:34,783 --> 00:27:37,003
for the ones
who made the initial breach.
587
00:27:37,177 --> 00:27:39,005
I'm not ready
to shut down the city.
588
00:27:39,179 --> 00:27:42,399
Mr. President? I'm
concerned about drones.
589
00:27:42,573 --> 00:27:44,140
- About drones?
- Drones, yeah.
590
00:27:44,314 --> 00:27:46,055
I'm thinking I'm
gonna fly in something low.
591
00:27:46,229 --> 00:27:47,840
- Yeah.
- And create havoc there.
592
00:27:48,014 --> 00:27:50,146
This is
a low-scale terrorist attack
593
00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:51,582
in my opinion. I mean...
594
00:27:51,757 --> 00:27:52,322
- No, I appreciate that.
- We're seeing it.
595
00:27:53,976 --> 00:27:55,804
Everybody back to table!
596
00:27:55,978 --> 00:27:58,981
- POTUS doesn't ask twice.
- Defense.
597
00:27:59,155 --> 00:28:03,029
We encourage you to activate
active duty military forces
598
00:28:03,203 --> 00:28:05,292
that we can begin to
flow, so that if we need
599
00:28:05,466 --> 00:28:07,729
the 82nd Airborne Division
or someone else,
600
00:28:07,903 --> 00:28:09,470
they're already spun
up. They're on their way.
601
00:28:09,644 --> 00:28:10,689
Mr. President,
I have a question
602
00:28:10,863 --> 00:28:12,473
of the Secretary of Defense.
603
00:28:12,647 --> 00:28:15,258
Nowhere in your brief did
you talk about the potential
604
00:28:15,432 --> 00:28:19,262
of infiltration of the troops
with insurrectionists.
605
00:28:19,436 --> 00:28:22,526
How do we get our arms
around that? Because right now,
606
00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:24,267
after what we saw
with the National Guard
607
00:28:24,441 --> 00:28:26,356
that's been
confirmed by the National Guard,
608
00:28:26,530 --> 00:28:29,751
we have a concern that you can
deploy all these people.
609
00:28:29,925 --> 00:28:32,536
But if these people
are not on the right side
610
00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:36,323
of rule of law,
that's not particularly helpful.
611
00:28:36,497 --> 00:28:38,760
These are our soldiers. We
trust them, we've trained them.
612
00:28:38,934 --> 00:28:42,024
We, we, we will hurt ourselves
613
00:28:42,198 --> 00:28:43,678
if the message
that we communicate
614
00:28:43,852 --> 00:28:46,202
is that we are
suspicious of our soldiers.
615
00:28:46,376 --> 00:28:47,638
We can begin
with that premise,
616
00:28:47,813 --> 00:28:50,859
but when
the FBI's already identified
617
00:28:51,033 --> 00:28:53,340
7% of the DC National Guard
618
00:28:53,514 --> 00:28:55,777
as members of
Order of Columbus...
619
00:28:55,951 --> 00:28:58,562
But we're counting on
the other 93% who aren't members
620
00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:02,175
to do their duty.
621
00:29:02,349 --> 00:29:07,223
We are in an era
when service members, troops,
622
00:29:07,397 --> 00:29:10,226
and veterans are being
very specifically targeted
623
00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,012
with disinformation
that is meant to
624
00:29:13,186 --> 00:29:16,537
make them question
the legitimacy of the Commander
in Chief.
625
00:29:16,711 --> 00:29:17,973
Join the Order of
Columbus.
626
00:29:18,147 --> 00:29:19,801
All it takes is
a handful
627
00:29:19,975 --> 00:29:23,022
of soldiers who've
been manipulated to action.
628
00:29:23,196 --> 00:29:24,458
The election was
stolen.
629
00:29:24,632 --> 00:29:26,982
To cause serious,
serious security threats.
630
00:29:27,156 --> 00:29:28,114
So we're not just talking about
631
00:29:28,288 --> 00:29:30,072
like an attack on the Capitol.
632
00:29:30,246 --> 00:29:32,683
We're talking about
a more sophisticated attack
633
00:29:32,858 --> 00:29:37,166
that prevents the certification
of the next president.
634
00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:39,690
Talking about,
you know, things like
635
00:29:39,865 --> 00:29:42,215
successful assassinations.
636
00:29:42,389 --> 00:29:45,392
You know, look at
the Kennedy's, MLK,
637
00:29:45,566 --> 00:29:48,874
that wasn't,
you know, ancient history.
638
00:29:49,048 --> 00:29:50,614
Sir, I just
wanna give you an overview
639
00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:52,703
of the status of
forces that we have on ground.
640
00:29:52,878 --> 00:29:57,056
Right now, we have 3,900
National Guard personnel
on ground.
641
00:29:57,230 --> 00:30:00,407
We've only had about 50
injuries. Those are minor
injuries.
642
00:30:00,581 --> 00:30:03,714
25 of those 50 have
been returned to duty.
643
00:30:03,889 --> 00:30:06,065
Sir, from
a federal perspective,
644
00:30:06,239 --> 00:30:11,113
the goals are to ensure
a seamless transition of power.
645
00:30:11,505 --> 00:30:13,289
We have about a thousand
troops from the Old Guard,
646
00:30:13,463 --> 00:30:16,423
infantry soldiers on standby
right across the river at,
647
00:30:16,597 --> 00:30:18,729
at Fort Meyer
648
00:30:18,904 --> 00:30:20,949
that we could bring in to
support law enforcement
for that.
649
00:30:21,123 --> 00:30:23,517
For me, the question
is... What's next?
650
00:30:23,691 --> 00:30:26,128
So we have all this capability
from a federal perspective.
651
00:30:26,302 --> 00:30:29,262
What can you do,
what should you do,
652
00:30:29,436 --> 00:30:33,005
if our guard forces and
our law enforcement capabilities
653
00:30:33,179 --> 00:30:36,399
are not sufficient strength
to be able to handle things?
654
00:30:36,573 --> 00:30:38,314
You can authorize lethal force
655
00:30:38,488 --> 00:30:40,186
to protect law
enforcement officers.
656
00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:41,927
Pause for
a second. Is that correct?
657
00:30:42,101 --> 00:30:43,319
You could have federal?
- We've done it on
658
00:30:43,493 --> 00:30:45,756
the southwest border.
We could have federal troops
659
00:30:45,931 --> 00:30:47,846
that with
a presidential directive,
660
00:30:48,020 --> 00:30:51,284
can protect law
enforcement with lethal force.
661
00:30:51,458 --> 00:30:55,288
The more significant is if
you invoke the Insurrection Act.
662
00:30:55,462 --> 00:30:57,986
Then you can use federal troops
to actually enforce the law.
663
00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,423
That's what
Posse Comitatus was all about.
664
00:31:00,597 --> 00:31:04,514
So there's a couple of different
options for escalation.
665
00:31:04,688 --> 00:31:06,125
Well, I think
these should be prepared.
666
00:31:06,299 --> 00:31:09,041
I'd like to get definitely
Maryland, Virginia, Delaware,
667
00:31:09,215 --> 00:31:10,216
Pennsylvania National Guard now.
668
00:31:12,218 --> 00:31:13,828
Thank you, Mr. President.
669
00:31:14,002 --> 00:31:18,006
Invocation of the Insurrection
Act is an option that
670
00:31:18,180 --> 00:31:20,574
basically says
our democracy is failing.
671
00:31:20,748 --> 00:31:23,794
I mean, we have a law against
active duty military doing
672
00:31:23,969 --> 00:31:27,015
law enforcement functions
in this country for a reason.
673
00:31:27,189 --> 00:31:29,365
It's called the,
"Posse Comitatus Law."
674
00:31:29,539 --> 00:31:32,499
And when we convert
it to a domestic police force,
675
00:31:32,673 --> 00:31:35,067
such as we would
been enable to do that
676
00:31:35,241 --> 00:31:36,895
through the Insurrection Act,
677
00:31:37,069 --> 00:31:39,549
we better be playing
close attention because
678
00:31:39,723 --> 00:31:42,465
those repercussions
will reverberate
679
00:31:42,639 --> 00:31:44,772
through society
for a long, long time.
680
00:31:44,946 --> 00:31:45,904
You can tell the president,
681
00:31:46,078 --> 00:31:47,296
he seems like he's getting ready
682
00:31:47,470 --> 00:31:48,950
to use the Insurrection Act
already.
683
00:31:49,124 --> 00:31:50,778
Wow.
684
00:31:50,952 --> 00:31:53,520
What do we, how do
we slow them down? Or do we?
685
00:31:53,694 --> 00:31:55,652
We don't, I mean, they're
gonna, they have to justify
686
00:31:55,826 --> 00:31:56,740
during the debrief
why they did it.
687
00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:57,176
- Okay.
- Yeah.
688
00:31:59,700 --> 00:32:02,137
For our purposes in
the outcome of the game,
689
00:32:02,311 --> 00:32:05,010
if the United States President
invokes the Insurrection Act,
690
00:32:05,184 --> 00:32:07,316
it's basically
like a nuclear adoption.
691
00:32:07,490 --> 00:32:09,362
It authorizes the military
692
00:32:09,536 --> 00:32:12,931
to actually act
on domestic soil.
693
00:32:13,105 --> 00:32:16,369
It suspends certain
civil rights and liberties
694
00:32:16,543 --> 00:32:19,198
in order to sort of
maintain the national peace.
695
00:32:19,372 --> 00:32:21,678
So the Insurrection Act
is a great tool,
696
00:32:21,852 --> 00:32:24,290
but can amplify the violence
697
00:32:24,464 --> 00:32:26,292
and it can make a bad
situation even worse.
698
00:32:37,172 --> 00:32:38,957
Welcome back to
our continuing coverage
699
00:32:39,131 --> 00:32:42,482
of the Capitol in
Chaos. We have new information
700
00:32:42,656 --> 00:32:45,964
regarding the quickly
deteriorating security situation
701
00:32:46,138 --> 00:32:48,140
around the certification
of electoral votes
702
00:32:48,314 --> 00:32:50,881
of the 2024 election.
703
00:32:51,056 --> 00:32:53,754
A new video has been
released on social media
704
00:32:53,928 --> 00:32:56,975
by the heads of the so-called,
"Order of Columbus,"
705
00:32:57,149 --> 00:32:59,412
the extremist group,
which has a long challenged
706
00:32:59,586 --> 00:33:01,980
the legitimacy
of the US government.
707
00:33:02,154 --> 00:33:04,330
Retired Army
Lieutenant General Roger Simms,
708
00:33:04,504 --> 00:33:07,507
who the order
refers to as the patriarch,
709
00:33:07,681 --> 00:33:10,684
is claiming to have
evidence of a stolen election.
710
00:33:10,858 --> 00:33:13,556
And the group is backing
those members of the military
711
00:33:13,730 --> 00:33:16,342
who have appeared
to have gone rogue.
712
00:33:16,516 --> 00:33:18,822
Now, this video was
released just a short time ago.
713
00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:20,868
We're gonna play
it for you. A word of warning.
714
00:33:21,042 --> 00:33:22,739
Some of what
you'll hear is disturbing.
715
00:33:24,785 --> 00:33:27,701
We have undertaken
an extensive investigation
716
00:33:27,875 --> 00:33:31,270
of the 2024 election.
717
00:33:31,444 --> 00:33:35,665
I can report to you that I have
assembled an elite team
718
00:33:35,839 --> 00:33:40,061
of five highly respected
military intelligence officers.
719
00:33:41,193 --> 00:33:45,675
Together, they have identified
that the 2024 election
720
00:33:45,849 --> 00:33:48,765
was an illegitimate
and fraudulent fiction.
721
00:33:50,593 --> 00:33:53,683
And it is Hotham
who is attempting a coup
722
00:33:53,857 --> 00:33:56,295
to consolidate
his illegitimate power
723
00:33:56,469 --> 00:33:59,211
and eliminate
our God-given freedoms.
724
00:33:59,385 --> 00:34:01,778
So the Red Cell is motivated
725
00:34:01,952 --> 00:34:03,867
not just by a failed candidate
726
00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:06,392
who's trying to
steal the presidency,
727
00:34:06,566 --> 00:34:09,308
but also by a religious figure.
728
00:34:09,482 --> 00:34:11,701
Someone with military experience
729
00:34:11,875 --> 00:34:14,791
who comes with
a lot of credibility,
730
00:34:14,965 --> 00:34:19,492
like former General
Michael Flynn, a convicted felon
731
00:34:19,666 --> 00:34:24,366
who spent his career
fighting against insurgencies.
732
00:34:24,540 --> 00:34:27,065
It is not unrealistic
that figures like him
733
00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,068
could play roles in an attack.
734
00:34:30,242 --> 00:34:33,462
Those of you who are
feeling weak tonight,
735
00:34:33,636 --> 00:34:36,683
those of you that don't have
the moral fire in your body,
736
00:34:36,857 --> 00:34:38,989
get some
tonight because tomorrow,
737
00:34:39,164 --> 00:34:41,818
we the people are gonna
be here and we want you to know
738
00:34:41,992 --> 00:34:44,517
that we will
not stand for a lie.
739
00:34:44,691 --> 00:34:48,390
We will not stand for
a lie.
740
00:34:48,564 --> 00:34:51,741
A figure like that can be used
741
00:34:51,915 --> 00:34:55,919
to help recruit
Americans into a belief system
742
00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:58,357
that justifies
violence against other Americans
743
00:34:58,531 --> 00:35:00,010
to achieve political goals,
744
00:35:00,185 --> 00:35:01,708
which is
the definition of terrorism.
745
00:35:06,713 --> 00:35:08,584
You truly believe
746
00:35:08,758 --> 00:35:10,282
what you're saying
about the stolen election.
747
00:35:10,456 --> 00:35:12,675
Your heart aches.
748
00:35:12,849 --> 00:35:16,462
You're not just doing this
to earn your piece of history.
749
00:35:16,636 --> 00:35:19,421
You're doing this
because you truly believe
750
00:35:19,595 --> 00:35:21,902
that your country
has been stolen
751
00:35:22,076 --> 00:35:25,601
and you're in
a position to undo these wrongs.
752
00:35:25,775 --> 00:35:26,994
So you should,
753
00:35:27,168 --> 00:35:28,126
you should feel
it in your chest.
754
00:35:29,953 --> 00:35:32,521
Okay.
755
00:35:32,695 --> 00:35:36,090
These cancer
cells within our democracy
756
00:35:36,264 --> 00:35:38,745
can congregate
into a common movement
757
00:35:38,919 --> 00:35:42,227
that follows a common commander.
758
00:35:42,401 --> 00:35:45,273
And all it takes is a tiny,
tiny fraction of American troops
759
00:35:45,447 --> 00:35:47,754
who are assigned
to protect the Capitol,
760
00:35:47,928 --> 00:35:51,410
to betray their oath
because they truly believe
761
00:35:51,584 --> 00:35:52,976
in this conspiracy theory,
762
00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:57,329
this cult, this
religion.
763
00:35:57,503 --> 00:35:59,113
President's
writing his own statement
764
00:35:59,287 --> 00:36:00,723
with advisors over his ear.
- Okay.
765
00:36:02,421 --> 00:36:03,900
A few years ago,
766
00:36:04,074 --> 00:36:07,904
my dad started
talking about Qanon.
767
00:36:08,078 --> 00:36:09,123
And it didn't make any sense
768
00:36:09,297 --> 00:36:11,473
because my dad
is a smart guy and
769
00:36:13,693 --> 00:36:14,694
rational human being.
770
00:36:18,306 --> 00:36:21,918
It's very challenging
to see someone that you love
771
00:36:23,529 --> 00:36:24,878
ascribe to this belief system
772
00:36:25,052 --> 00:36:29,448
that just feels not only absurd,
773
00:36:29,622 --> 00:36:33,713
but so destructive
to our country.
774
00:36:33,887 --> 00:36:37,978
And yet, like this is somebody
you love and you care about,
775
00:36:38,152 --> 00:36:41,068
and who raised
you and took care of you.
776
00:36:41,242 --> 00:36:43,244
That is part of
the motivation for me
777
00:36:43,418 --> 00:36:46,465
of like doing this
exercise, of teasing this out,
778
00:36:46,639 --> 00:36:49,381
of understanding
what could happen.
779
00:36:49,555 --> 00:36:53,907
I want my dad and people
who believe what he believes
780
00:36:54,081 --> 00:36:58,520
to understand that this isn't
just theoretical or a game.
781
00:36:58,694 --> 00:37:01,131
I think that that is
part of this bigger trend
782
00:37:01,306 --> 00:37:03,786
around denigrating
our institutions.
783
00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,614
And if you devalue
our institutions
784
00:37:05,788 --> 00:37:08,704
and you take away
the things that bind us together
785
00:37:08,878 --> 00:37:10,967
as a country and give
us a common identity,
786
00:37:11,141 --> 00:37:12,795
regardless of
our diverse backgrounds,
787
00:37:12,969 --> 00:37:14,710
it makes it a lot easier
788
00:37:14,884 --> 00:37:17,235
to inspire people to
take up arms against each other.
789
00:37:17,409 --> 00:37:19,759
And if you believe
that you're doing violence
790
00:37:19,933 --> 00:37:22,196
because you're trying to
quote unquote save your country
791
00:37:22,370 --> 00:37:26,026
or do something for
the greater good, these are the,
792
00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:29,072
the hallmark virtues of
how folks are radicalized.
793
00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:31,379
Our founding fathers
794
00:37:31,553 --> 00:37:34,817
predicted
that should our republic fail,
795
00:37:34,991 --> 00:37:37,603
it would be
from a threat within.
796
00:37:37,777 --> 00:37:41,998
What that means is, Americans
lose faith in our republic,
797
00:37:42,172 --> 00:37:46,002
lose faith in
our election system.
798
00:37:46,176 --> 00:37:49,223
And that is
happening today in a way that is
799
00:37:49,397 --> 00:37:52,444
completely
unprecedented for modern times.
800
00:37:59,059 --> 00:38:00,974
In the past few
minutes, Robert Strickland
801
00:38:01,148 --> 00:38:04,586
just released a video
statement through his campaign.
802
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,110
It's just come in
to us. Take a look.
803
00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:09,548
What we are all
witnessing in Washington,
804
00:38:09,722 --> 00:38:13,116
and other parts of the country,
is the will of the free
805
00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:16,163
and sovereign
citizens of these United States.
806
00:38:17,207 --> 00:38:19,471
All our friends in the military
and law enforcement,
807
00:38:19,645 --> 00:38:22,212
I call upon you to help liberate
808
00:38:22,387 --> 00:38:24,302
our great nation
from those who seek
809
00:38:24,476 --> 00:38:28,741
to subjugate its people.
To defend John Hotham
810
00:38:28,915 --> 00:38:30,917
is to be complicit in the evils
811
00:38:31,091 --> 00:38:33,006
that I have long fought against.
812
00:38:34,094 --> 00:38:37,663
Walk away, and I will
absolve you of any consequences
813
00:38:37,837 --> 00:38:41,319
or accusations of
insubordination or insurrection,
814
00:38:41,493 --> 00:38:42,624
once I assume the presidency.
815
00:38:44,713 --> 00:38:47,673
Together, we will
restore the greatness
816
00:38:47,847 --> 00:38:50,110
of the American
people and this great nation.
817
00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:54,027
So, so, Mr. Attorney General,
818
00:38:54,201 --> 00:38:57,335
is there a way
we could get legal authority
819
00:38:57,509 --> 00:39:00,555
to monitor
General Simms and Strickland
820
00:39:00,729 --> 00:39:02,252
and what they're
saying to each other
821
00:39:02,427 --> 00:39:04,994
and what might be happening?
- I think that's a bad idea.
822
00:39:05,168 --> 00:39:05,952
- The, the, the short answer
- Don't wanna do it? Okay.
823
00:39:06,126 --> 00:39:07,345
is yes. The question is whether
824
00:39:07,519 --> 00:39:09,347
we should.
- I just beat him by
825
00:39:09,521 --> 00:39:11,523
six tenths of 1%.
- Right.
826
00:39:13,133 --> 00:39:14,874
Right.
827
00:39:15,048 --> 00:39:16,441
And we're in a deeply
divided country right now.
828
00:39:16,615 --> 00:39:19,008
No one has to know
whether we're monitoring
829
00:39:19,182 --> 00:39:20,923
this phone or not. No
one has to know that.
830
00:39:21,097 --> 00:39:22,795
But someone
will at some point.
831
00:39:22,969 --> 00:39:24,231
I mean, that monitoring
- It's your call.
832
00:39:24,405 --> 00:39:26,451
everyone else, I understand.
833
00:39:27,582 --> 00:39:29,410
Six tenths of a percent
in a deeply divided country,
834
00:39:30,846 --> 00:39:32,370
if that ever came out...
835
00:39:32,544 --> 00:39:34,067
- Your...
- Your call.
836
00:39:34,241 --> 00:39:36,374
Can I? Based on the
intelligence that we're getting,
837
00:39:36,548 --> 00:39:38,724
that we're, there's also
pro Hotham supporters out there
838
00:39:38,898 --> 00:39:40,813
that are beginning to clash.
839
00:39:40,987 --> 00:39:42,641
Would it be
appropriate for the president,
840
00:39:42,815 --> 00:39:46,384
not at the podium, but on
social media for God's sakes,
841
00:39:46,558 --> 00:39:49,604
to, to do a quick
video to his supporters
842
00:39:49,778 --> 00:39:53,652
and say, "Folks, we've,
we're, we're working this.
843
00:39:53,826 --> 00:39:55,175
We've got this
contained somewhat.
844
00:39:55,349 --> 00:39:57,438
Don't make this worse. Go home."
845
00:39:57,612 --> 00:39:59,222
Mr. Attorney General,
we, we have, he has called
846
00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:00,789
for the people to
disperse from the Capitol.
847
00:40:00,963 --> 00:40:03,096
Maybe we should just reiterate
what he's already said,
848
00:40:03,270 --> 00:40:04,532
that the people should
disperse from the Capitol.
849
00:40:04,706 --> 00:40:06,142
Well, but I'm
talking
850
00:40:06,316 --> 00:40:08,144
specifically to his viewpoint.
- Quote unquote, my people.
851
00:40:08,318 --> 00:40:10,059
Yeah.
852
00:40:10,233 --> 00:40:11,278
- But you're not, you're being
- So how do you say
853
00:40:11,452 --> 00:40:12,801
to those folks?
- You're being the president
854
00:40:12,975 --> 00:40:13,846
right now. You're not
being a candidate right now.
855
00:40:14,020 --> 00:40:15,021
So you need to be
a president to everyone.
856
00:40:15,195 --> 00:40:17,327
That's true. Mr. President...
857
00:40:17,502 --> 00:40:19,895
Mr. President,
you know, you got four years
858
00:40:20,069 --> 00:40:22,289
where you're gonna be
serving this country.
859
00:40:22,463 --> 00:40:25,640
A lot of how you're gonna
be perceived in your second term
860
00:40:25,814 --> 00:40:27,816
is gonna be established today.
861
00:40:27,990 --> 00:40:31,951
And so the question is, what's
the headline that you want?
862
00:40:32,125 --> 00:40:36,912
I recognize your hesitancy
to escalate this legally,
863
00:40:37,086 --> 00:40:40,220
but I think you have to think
about if at the end of the day
864
00:40:40,394 --> 00:40:43,441
what there is
as a military coup,
865
00:40:43,615 --> 00:40:46,574
then have you made
the right decisions today?
866
00:40:46,748 --> 00:40:48,533
And, and,
867
00:40:48,707 --> 00:40:51,971
and so that's a balancing act
and only you can decide where,
868
00:40:52,145 --> 00:40:54,321
where that balance is.
But I would just urge you,
869
00:40:54,495 --> 00:40:56,018
and I know you've been resistant
870
00:40:56,192 --> 00:40:58,717
to doing
surveillance on certain people,
871
00:40:58,891 --> 00:41:01,546
but you have to assume about
the worst case scenario today.
872
00:41:01,720 --> 00:41:03,025
- No, no.
- What is your..?
873
00:41:03,199 --> 00:41:05,027
I think that's right.
874
00:41:05,201 --> 00:41:08,422
And to be clear, my only
hesitancy was FISA on
Strickland.
875
00:41:10,206 --> 00:41:12,513
Everybody else, I'd be fine.
876
00:41:12,687 --> 00:41:16,822
This is about, "What
if?" What if the, the military
877
00:41:17,997 --> 00:41:20,478
becomes engaged in
878
00:41:20,652 --> 00:41:22,697
civilian politics
- Yep.
879
00:41:22,871 --> 00:41:25,395
in a way
that we haven't seen before?
880
00:41:25,570 --> 00:41:27,920
And how do you prepare for
that? How do you manage that?
881
00:41:30,662 --> 00:41:35,014
I do not think there
is universal acceptance
882
00:41:35,188 --> 00:41:37,756
among political leaders
883
00:41:37,930 --> 00:41:40,889
that a coup could
happen in this country.
884
00:41:41,063 --> 00:41:43,544
And I always say, "Look,
is it probable? Probably not.
885
00:41:43,718 --> 00:41:45,981
Is it possible? Absolutely."
886
00:41:51,073 --> 00:41:52,553
Okay, we're
getting some new details
887
00:41:52,727 --> 00:41:54,337
that are just coming into us,
888
00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:56,339
that I wanna
bring to you right now,
889
00:41:56,514 --> 00:41:59,473
as the situation
is fast developing.
890
00:41:59,647 --> 00:42:01,693
Army Lieutenant
General Gabriel King
891
00:42:01,867 --> 00:42:05,261
is urging all
military forces to not follow
892
00:42:05,435 --> 00:42:07,786
any orders from
President Hotham.
893
00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:09,309
Our military
sources are reporting
894
00:42:09,483 --> 00:42:11,790
that while most
officers are condemning
895
00:42:11,964 --> 00:42:14,488
the statement
privately and online,
896
00:42:14,662 --> 00:42:16,664
there are other senior officers
897
00:42:16,838 --> 00:42:19,275
and retired flag
officers expressing
898
00:42:19,449 --> 00:42:22,670
varying degrees of support
for the Lieutenant General
899
00:42:22,844 --> 00:42:25,194
to the press and online.
900
00:42:25,368 --> 00:42:27,109
If you are just joining us,
901
00:42:27,283 --> 00:42:29,677
the military is now split.
902
00:42:29,851 --> 00:42:32,985
And it is unclear
whether the Commander in Chief
903
00:42:33,159 --> 00:42:36,989
has control of
the country's armed forces.
904
00:42:37,163 --> 00:42:40,122
What started as
a terrible security situation
905
00:42:40,296 --> 00:42:44,039
at the US Capitol now appears,
906
00:42:44,213 --> 00:42:46,955
the United States
could well be on the brink
907
00:42:47,129 --> 00:42:49,697
of a second civil war.
908
00:42:49,871 --> 00:42:51,481
Oh, Jesus.
909
00:42:51,656 --> 00:42:53,962
Look, we got
a serious issue here.
910
00:42:54,136 --> 00:42:55,311
We got a serious issue.
911
00:42:55,485 --> 00:42:57,052
- First... No, wait.
- That's a crime.
912
00:42:57,226 --> 00:42:59,533
- You order Ken to go on
- So what you gotta do is...
913
00:42:59,707 --> 00:43:01,491
You order Ken to go on
914
00:43:01,666 --> 00:43:02,623
television.
- Go on television.
915
00:43:02,797 --> 00:43:04,451
- And it's complete false,
- Okay.
916
00:43:04,625 --> 00:43:06,758
or he will be court
martialed and imprisoned.
917
00:43:06,932 --> 00:43:09,674
Yeah. I, I just wanna say
this isn't about the election.
918
00:43:09,848 --> 00:43:11,632
This is about a potential coup.
919
00:43:11,806 --> 00:43:13,547
And if you play into the theory
920
00:43:13,721 --> 00:43:16,028
that this is about an election,
921
00:43:16,202 --> 00:43:18,291
you're on the wrong playground.
922
00:43:18,465 --> 00:43:20,119
I agree with the chief.
923
00:43:20,293 --> 00:43:22,469
We've gotta secure the homeland
924
00:43:22,643 --> 00:43:24,340
against a very serious threat.
925
00:43:24,514 --> 00:43:27,039
My biggest concern right now
926
00:43:27,213 --> 00:43:29,911
is this claim that there
is a divided military.
927
00:43:30,912 --> 00:43:33,480
Thank you. My
name is Marshall Williams.
928
00:43:33,654 --> 00:43:35,221
I am the Secretary of the Army.
929
00:43:35,395 --> 00:43:39,834
I want you to know
that I'm immediately suspending
930
00:43:40,008 --> 00:43:41,967
Lieutenant General King
931
00:43:42,141 --> 00:43:45,057
and will initiate
an immediate investigation
932
00:43:46,145 --> 00:43:48,800
against him for
the actions that he's taken.
933
00:43:48,974 --> 00:43:51,716
General [indistinct] please.
934
00:43:51,890 --> 00:43:53,326
Thank you sir.
And I'd like to reiterate
935
00:43:53,500 --> 00:43:55,371
that once you deploy,
936
00:43:55,545 --> 00:43:58,070
if you are not
upholding your duty,
937
00:43:58,244 --> 00:44:00,638
you will be punished.
938
00:44:00,812 --> 00:44:03,728
Once you cross that boundary
and you step out of line,
939
00:44:05,468 --> 00:44:09,081
there is no
going back. Thank you.
940
00:44:09,255 --> 00:44:11,300
All right. So I'm
going to have the patriarch say
941
00:44:11,474 --> 00:44:13,868
that the fake Secretary
of the Army does not have
942
00:44:14,042 --> 00:44:17,002
the authority to quote
suspend Lieutenant General King.
943
00:44:18,133 --> 00:44:20,092
King is under my
command.
944
00:44:20,266 --> 00:44:24,444
To all those members
of the armed forces watching
945
00:44:24,618 --> 00:44:29,275
and listening, join with us
to defend our liberty and land!
946
00:44:30,406 --> 00:44:33,279
Fellow soldiers, do
not follow orders from Hotham.
947
00:44:33,453 --> 00:44:34,584
His power is illegitimate.
948
00:44:36,978 --> 00:44:40,155
And I'm gonna
retweet that video.
949
00:44:40,329 --> 00:44:44,464
Antifa has been deployed
by
950
00:44:45,595 --> 00:44:46,988
President Hotham
951
00:44:48,642 --> 00:44:51,079
to illegally
952
00:44:51,253 --> 00:44:54,517
detain our members.
953
00:44:54,692 --> 00:44:56,519
All right,
954
00:44:56,694 --> 00:44:57,695
so I'm gonna send this
out
955
00:44:57,869 --> 00:44:58,043
and I'm gonna make
this an Antifa thing.
956
00:45:00,306 --> 00:45:02,743
Look at
the video I just tweeted.
957
00:45:02,917 --> 00:45:04,789
Go!
958
00:45:09,532 --> 00:45:10,751
Here's one of
our knights being kidnapped
959
00:45:10,925 --> 00:45:12,405
by these rogue thugs.
960
00:45:12,579 --> 00:45:14,276
That is great.
961
00:45:14,450 --> 00:45:16,844
Our knights are now
authorized to use deadly force
962
00:45:17,018 --> 00:45:19,629
against Hotham's Antifa
agents, engage on site.
963
00:45:19,804 --> 00:45:20,761
Yeah, I'm
gonna hammer the fact
964
00:45:20,935 --> 00:45:22,458
they haven't offered updates.
965
00:45:22,632 --> 00:45:24,634
Look how much misinformation
we're just churning out
966
00:45:24,809 --> 00:45:26,636
and they're not fighting it.
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
967
00:45:26,811 --> 00:45:28,813
Slothman's
asleep at the wheel.
968
00:45:28,987 --> 00:45:30,684
Oh, there you go.
969
00:45:30,858 --> 00:45:32,164
I said, live
picture of the situation room,
970
00:45:32,338 --> 00:45:33,905
because they're not
responding. Look at this.
971
00:45:34,079 --> 00:45:37,256
It's silence, official
silence. FEMA put something out,
972
00:45:37,430 --> 00:45:39,345
but nothing from the
White House, nothing from DOD.
973
00:45:39,519 --> 00:45:41,434
Insurrection is as
much about information
974
00:45:41,608 --> 00:45:42,783
as it is about
the actual physical stuff.
975
00:45:42,957 --> 00:45:44,393
- White House votes.
- Yeah.
976
00:45:44,567 --> 00:45:47,353
They're getting spun
up on all the physical stuff
977
00:45:47,527 --> 00:45:49,529
and they're just
ignoring the information space.
978
00:45:49,703 --> 00:45:51,052
Yeah. Yeah.
979
00:45:51,226 --> 00:45:53,925
The character
that I play in this war game
980
00:45:54,099 --> 00:45:56,014
is I play myself.
981
00:45:56,188 --> 00:45:57,885
I just interpret my history
982
00:45:58,059 --> 00:46:01,802
in a different way.
983
00:46:01,976 --> 00:46:05,893
I go back to a bad
place that I once was for real.
984
00:46:06,067 --> 00:46:07,808
You know, I, I was a 16-year-old
985
00:46:07,982 --> 00:46:09,636
in Long Island where I grew up,
986
00:46:10,680 --> 00:46:14,380
when, when the Twin Towers were
attacked and when they fell.
987
00:46:14,554 --> 00:46:17,557
It made me want to
go out and kill bad guys.
988
00:46:17,731 --> 00:46:21,648
By January of 2005, I was
boots on the ground in Iraq.
989
00:46:21,822 --> 00:46:24,999
From that experience,
I understand what it is
990
00:46:25,173 --> 00:46:28,568
to face off against
religious fundamentalists.
991
00:46:28,742 --> 00:46:30,744
I also understand what
it is to have lost faith
992
00:46:30,918 --> 00:46:32,833
in my country and my government,
993
00:46:33,007 --> 00:46:37,620
and democracy. I fought
a war that was based on lies.
994
00:46:38,839 --> 00:46:41,015
It is our goal to
provide these testimonies
995
00:46:41,189 --> 00:46:44,062
as a means of
bringing Iraq from the abstract
996
00:46:44,236 --> 00:46:46,194
so that the American
public can see it
997
00:46:46,368 --> 00:46:49,719
from a soldier's perspective.
Kristofer Goldsmith.
998
00:46:51,286 --> 00:46:52,244
Next slide.
999
00:46:53,506 --> 00:46:56,117
These are the things
that haunt American soldiers.
1000
00:46:56,291 --> 00:46:57,553
This is an image
I was forced to take
1001
00:46:57,727 --> 00:46:59,512
for intelligence reasons.
1002
00:46:59,686 --> 00:47:01,644
I was told
that I was taking this picture
1003
00:47:01,819 --> 00:47:02,558
to identify this man.
1004
00:47:04,299 --> 00:47:06,562
No one in the world can identify
1005
00:47:06,736 --> 00:47:09,130
that man by that photograph.
1006
00:47:09,304 --> 00:47:13,004
Since I have
returned, I attempted suicide.
1007
00:47:13,178 --> 00:47:15,441
Because of that,
I received a general discharge
1008
00:47:15,615 --> 00:47:17,878
and I lost my college benefits.
1009
00:47:18,052 --> 00:47:20,838
The $40,000 promised to
me in the Montgomery GI Bill,
1010
00:47:21,012 --> 00:47:23,188
I will not be
eligible to receive.
1011
00:47:23,362 --> 00:47:25,712
I was unemployable.
1012
00:47:25,886 --> 00:47:27,975
I had severe
post-traumatic stress disorder,
1013
00:47:28,149 --> 00:47:30,412
which hadn't been
diagnosed immediately.
1014
00:47:30,586 --> 00:47:33,024
I have since been
through years of therapy
1015
00:47:33,198 --> 00:47:36,505
after a very dark
year's long period of my life.
1016
00:47:36,679 --> 00:47:38,333
Veterans are not
being taken care of
1017
00:47:38,507 --> 00:47:42,294
after they return
home.
1018
00:47:42,468 --> 00:47:45,036
For those of us
who served in combat, like
1019
00:47:45,210 --> 00:47:48,082
we've all faced some
serious disillusionment.
1020
00:47:48,256 --> 00:47:50,563
We watched, over
the course of 20 years,
1021
00:47:50,737 --> 00:47:52,957
a bunch of
our friends lose their lives
1022
00:47:53,131 --> 00:47:55,046
or have their lives
irreparably damaged
1023
00:47:55,220 --> 00:47:57,309
by these wars.
1024
00:47:57,483 --> 00:48:01,095
Those types of things
can be all consuming.
1025
00:48:01,269 --> 00:48:04,403
It can fill
you with anger and rage.
1026
00:48:04,577 --> 00:48:08,015
So I'm coming
into studying extremism
1027
00:48:08,189 --> 00:48:10,757
and sharing my
knowledge of extremist movements
1028
00:48:10,931 --> 00:48:12,890
from that perspective.
1029
00:48:13,064 --> 00:48:16,023
I do understand the insurgents.
1030
00:48:16,197 --> 00:48:19,374
I understand what
led them down that path,
1031
00:48:19,548 --> 00:48:21,768
because I, I was there
after I got home from Iraq.
1032
00:48:30,211 --> 00:48:32,213
I think
we're ready to pull people back.
1033
00:48:32,387 --> 00:48:33,693
Who wants to go
first?
1034
00:48:33,867 --> 00:48:36,087
Mr. President,
Congress is still suspended.
1035
00:48:36,261 --> 00:48:38,350
They have not
reconvened.
1036
00:48:38,524 --> 00:48:41,135
We do know that there
are crowds assembled in six
1037
00:48:41,309 --> 00:48:45,748
state capitals demanding
decertification of the votes.
1038
00:48:45,923 --> 00:48:48,795
In response to Lieutenant
General King's statement,
1039
00:48:49,927 --> 00:48:52,059
we are concerned
certainly that there could be
1040
00:48:52,233 --> 00:48:55,019
individuals out there
in the military that might,
1041
00:48:55,193 --> 00:48:57,064
or in the National Guard
especially,
1042
00:48:57,238 --> 00:49:00,328
that could possibly
follow their, their lead.
1043
00:49:00,502 --> 00:49:03,418
And so it's difficult to
find out what is the real deal
1044
00:49:03,592 --> 00:49:05,464
and what is
misinformation, disinformation.
1045
00:49:05,638 --> 00:49:08,467
It's like the fog of war,
basically what we're seeing.
1046
00:49:08,641 --> 00:49:11,426
Joel, let me ask
you... Is there a right wing,
1047
00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:13,515
White Proud Boy
can, that kind of stuff,
1048
00:49:13,689 --> 00:49:16,083
like is in the 82nd?
1049
00:49:16,257 --> 00:49:20,087
And would it interfere with
the performance of the guard?
1050
00:49:20,261 --> 00:49:24,396
I've had units that have had
some history, racial history,
1051
00:49:24,570 --> 00:49:26,180
and they were
gonna deploy together.
1052
00:49:26,354 --> 00:49:29,314
So it was definitely
like we had to work that out
1053
00:49:29,488 --> 00:49:31,838
before they went on deployment,
and there were cases where
1054
00:49:32,012 --> 00:49:34,754
I had to replace people.
- Yeah.
1055
00:49:34,928 --> 00:49:39,019
January 6th and
some of the racial tension
1056
00:49:39,193 --> 00:49:42,414
that has come out of
that, I've lost some friends.
1057
00:49:45,156 --> 00:49:47,810
We're at war in our own country.
1058
00:49:47,985 --> 00:49:49,682
There is a level
of white supremacy
1059
00:49:49,856 --> 00:49:52,250
and extremism within the ranks,
1060
00:49:52,424 --> 00:49:54,078
but wishing
that it just goes away?
1061
00:49:56,515 --> 00:49:58,560
It's not gonna happen.
1062
00:49:58,734 --> 00:50:01,041
Elizabeth,
do you wanna add something?
1063
00:50:01,215 --> 00:50:02,738
Uhhh... I was going to say,
1064
00:50:02,912 --> 00:50:05,437
when you look at extremists
1065
00:50:05,611 --> 00:50:08,005
and how you can get
somebody to disengage,
1066
00:50:08,179 --> 00:50:09,963
if they're fully
bought into their ideology,
1067
00:50:10,137 --> 00:50:12,705
you cannot talk them
out of it. They're, they're,
1068
00:50:12,879 --> 00:50:15,273
it is a long process
even just to get disengagement.
1069
00:50:15,447 --> 00:50:17,318
So from an audience standpoint,
1070
00:50:17,492 --> 00:50:19,799
you definitely wanna go after
those who are in the bubble,
1071
00:50:19,973 --> 00:50:22,062
those who are
contemplating going out,
1072
00:50:22,236 --> 00:50:24,673
those who are thinking about
1073
00:50:24,847 --> 00:50:27,285
maybe this is
the time to take up the fight.
1074
00:50:27,459 --> 00:50:29,809
We wanna figure
out the right messengers
1075
00:50:29,983 --> 00:50:31,637
to be able to
convince them to stay home.
1076
00:50:31,811 --> 00:50:33,595
Yep.
1077
00:50:33,769 --> 00:50:36,511
And, and Mr. President,
Department of Justice is,
1078
00:50:36,685 --> 00:50:38,078
we have a number of tools.
1079
00:50:38,252 --> 00:50:39,819
I'm cognizant, Mr. President,
1080
00:50:39,993 --> 00:50:42,604
of your concern
about the politics.
1081
00:50:42,778 --> 00:50:45,868
However, if we develop,
1082
00:50:46,043 --> 00:50:49,263
whether Strickland
or any of his lieutenants
1083
00:50:49,437 --> 00:50:52,353
are engaged and in
communication with these folks,
1084
00:50:52,527 --> 00:50:54,007
we will need to act.
1085
00:50:54,181 --> 00:50:55,965
Attorney General,
just to be clear,
1086
00:50:56,140 --> 00:50:58,403
I'm not concerned
about the politics.
1087
00:50:58,577 --> 00:50:59,926
No, no. I know.
1088
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:03,103
What I'm
concerned about is making sure
1089
00:51:03,277 --> 00:51:07,934
that the day after
the certification, that's when
1090
00:51:08,500 --> 00:51:09,979
we have to start
- Yeah. Yeah.
1091
00:51:10,154 --> 00:51:12,591
figuring out a way
to heal this country.
1092
00:51:12,765 --> 00:51:16,334
My concern isn't the politics,
my concern is this country.
1093
00:51:16,508 --> 00:51:18,249
I, I didn't
mean to imply otherwise.
1094
00:51:20,642 --> 00:51:22,427
Goldsmith reading
out, we're about to hit it.
1095
00:51:22,601 --> 00:51:24,081
Order of
Columbus Knights currently
1096
00:51:24,255 --> 00:51:25,865
occupy
the Arizona State Capitol.
1097
00:51:26,039 --> 00:51:27,649
We have intelligence
from ground commanders
1098
00:51:27,823 --> 00:51:29,956
that regime aircraft are
bombing civilians in Virginia.
1099
00:51:30,130 --> 00:51:31,784
And there is intense fighting
1100
00:51:31,958 --> 00:51:33,612
between Order of Columbus troops
and regime forces in Iowa.
1101
00:51:33,786 --> 00:51:35,614
Yep. Hit
it. Hit it?
1102
00:51:35,788 --> 00:51:36,876
All right. We're,
I'm gonna start getting up
1103
00:51:37,050 --> 00:51:39,574
protest footage
together that shows like
1104
00:51:39,748 --> 00:51:41,228
shit gettin' lit on fire.
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
1105
00:51:44,405 --> 00:51:47,321
And then we've
got this clip of all...
1106
00:51:47,495 --> 00:51:49,932
Can we speed up right
where the people are walking
1107
00:51:50,107 --> 00:51:50,585
to make it look
like they're running?
1108
00:51:50,759 --> 00:51:51,760
Yes. Yes we can.
1109
00:51:53,719 --> 00:51:54,981
One of the things we have to do
1110
00:51:55,155 --> 00:51:57,201
is the oppositional
forces, the Red Cell,
1111
00:51:57,375 --> 00:51:59,028
is we have to try and encourage
1112
00:51:59,203 --> 00:52:01,727
the government to over respond.
1113
00:52:01,901 --> 00:52:04,556
That's huge for
an insurgent group, right?
1114
00:52:04,730 --> 00:52:07,559
If they, if on
January 6th the Capitol police
1115
00:52:07,733 --> 00:52:10,388
had just started spraying
bullets into the crowd there,
1116
00:52:10,562 --> 00:52:12,346
do you think that that situation
1117
00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:15,001
would've been
contained by now? Probably not.
1118
00:52:15,175 --> 00:52:18,265
What we want is
US troops mowing down
1119
00:52:18,439 --> 00:52:20,702
Patriots in the streets.
1120
00:52:20,876 --> 00:52:23,879
If you do that, you play
directly into
the narratives that
1121
00:52:24,053 --> 00:52:27,013
the US government is massively
overreaching their power.
1122
00:52:27,187 --> 00:52:29,015
If you don't do exactly
what they say when they say it,
1123
00:52:29,189 --> 00:52:30,408
they're gonna shoot you.
1124
00:52:30,582 --> 00:52:32,192
And if they do
get killed, you know,
1125
00:52:32,366 --> 00:52:34,151
then you become
a martyr for this cause
1126
00:52:34,325 --> 00:52:36,501
and you're
a huge recruitment tool.
1127
00:52:41,810 --> 00:52:44,422
So going in guns
blazing
1128
00:52:44,596 --> 00:52:45,901
is not the solve.
1129
00:53:31,033 --> 00:53:32,861
I haven't been back
here since the sixth.
1130
00:53:33,035 --> 00:53:35,603
Here's, I watched
the CNN crew get all their shit
1131
00:53:35,777 --> 00:53:37,866
stolen off of 'em
and like smashed up
1132
00:53:38,040 --> 00:53:39,781
and they're trying to
light it on fire and stuff.
1133
00:53:47,789 --> 00:53:49,182
Well, after
being in the military,
1134
00:53:49,356 --> 00:53:51,358
I was a journalist
until after January 6th
1135
00:53:51,532 --> 00:53:53,012
and I just decided
like, nope, you know what?
1136
00:53:53,186 --> 00:53:54,492
It's time to start
doing something about it.
1137
00:53:56,842 --> 00:53:58,060
I was like standing right there
1138
00:53:58,235 --> 00:53:59,932
and just like
watching this shit happen.
1139
00:54:00,106 --> 00:54:01,542
And they're like,
like old men walking up
1140
00:54:01,716 --> 00:54:02,804
and being like,
"Where's it happening?
1141
00:54:02,978 --> 00:54:04,153
Where are we going,
brothers?" You know?
1142
00:54:04,328 --> 00:54:07,287
And I was just like, "Dude, like
1143
00:54:07,461 --> 00:54:09,333
why the fuck was I shooting
farmers in Afghanistan
1144
00:54:09,507 --> 00:54:12,858
while you're breathing?"
You know? "Fuck you dude."
1145
00:54:13,032 --> 00:54:14,773
These motherfuckers
are traitors!
1146
00:54:14,947 --> 00:54:17,906
They're fuckin'
traitors!
1147
00:54:18,080 --> 00:54:20,431
That was a day where
you picked a side and like
1148
00:54:20,605 --> 00:54:22,650
pointing camera
at somebody who's like
1149
00:54:22,824 --> 00:54:25,958
beating people to
death so they can get in here.
1150
00:54:26,132 --> 00:54:28,265
Like nah dude,
this is my house, not yours.
1151
00:54:33,531 --> 00:54:35,794
The only reason the people
in the crowd who had guns
1152
00:54:35,968 --> 00:54:38,753
didn't pull their guns
out is, they weren't told to.
1153
00:54:38,927 --> 00:54:40,625
You know, one of
the like foundational rules
1154
00:54:40,799 --> 00:54:44,672
of insurgency theory and like
counterinsurgency theory is,
1155
00:54:44,846 --> 00:54:48,241
when you start shooting
at one, you've lost. You know?
1156
00:54:48,415 --> 00:54:49,590
And it was just this weird,
1157
00:54:52,463 --> 00:54:54,813
weird moment of like
kind of trying to square like
1158
00:54:55,901 --> 00:54:59,644
that awareness versus
like that really visceral sense
1159
00:54:59,818 --> 00:55:01,820
of like, I just
wanna start swinging.
1160
00:55:04,779 --> 00:55:08,043
We have this like myth
that America is different,
1161
00:55:08,217 --> 00:55:10,611
that America isn't
susceptible to the same sort of
1162
00:55:10,785 --> 00:55:13,658
insurgent forces
that can cause really widespread
1163
00:55:13,832 --> 00:55:16,400
political violence
and destabilize a society
1164
00:55:16,574 --> 00:55:20,447
and a state very fast.
Like that can happen here.
1165
00:55:20,621 --> 00:55:22,449
What prevents it from
reaching that level is not,
1166
00:55:22,623 --> 00:55:24,843
well we've always
got more guns than them.
1167
00:55:25,017 --> 00:55:27,062
What prevents
it reaching that level is, hey,
1168
00:55:27,236 --> 00:55:30,936
what are the best ways to
address the underlying issues
1169
00:55:31,110 --> 00:55:32,329
that cause people
to go down this path?
1170
00:55:35,288 --> 00:55:36,724
It's always kind of frustrating
1171
00:55:36,898 --> 00:55:41,163
to take something
that you use in a war
1172
00:55:41,338 --> 00:55:43,078
and now you're running
around in your own country
1173
00:55:43,252 --> 00:55:46,430
because there are people
who want to do that, right?
1174
00:55:46,604 --> 00:55:51,478
They wanna bring the reality
of an insurgent war here.
1175
00:55:51,826 --> 00:55:53,567
And like, I've been
through that already.
1176
00:55:53,741 --> 00:55:55,482
And like, I don't
care what your ideology is,
1177
00:55:55,656 --> 00:55:56,178
you don't want that.
1178
00:56:02,533 --> 00:56:04,665
On January 6th,
I had cable news on.
1179
00:56:04,839 --> 00:56:05,927
All of a sudden when
1180
00:56:06,101 --> 00:56:08,408
it began to escalate,
- Watch your back!
1181
00:56:08,582 --> 00:56:11,803
it took me back to
a very dark place in childhood.
1182
00:56:11,977 --> 00:56:14,153
I was a little
over two years old.
1183
00:56:14,327 --> 00:56:16,808
I had vivid memories
of being in my preschool,
1184
00:56:16,982 --> 00:56:18,679
looking down in
the streets of Shiraz
1185
00:56:18,853 --> 00:56:20,725
as people were
looting and breaking windows.
1186
00:56:23,858 --> 00:56:26,208
This was in the peak of
the revolution at that time.
1187
00:56:26,383 --> 00:56:29,908
I remember as a child
with this searing memory of
1188
00:56:30,082 --> 00:56:32,824
what it was like to
see authority break down,
1189
00:56:32,998 --> 00:56:35,304
to see what you perceived
as stability and safety
1190
00:56:35,479 --> 00:56:37,176
and security all of
a sudden violated and breached.
1191
00:56:40,179 --> 00:56:42,442
And now here was
arguably the seat of power
1192
00:56:42,616 --> 00:56:45,227
being ransacked and desecrated.
1193
00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:48,535
Nothing strikes fear into the
hearts of people more I think
1194
00:56:48,709 --> 00:56:51,103
than when they realize that
there's no one to protect them.
1195
00:56:53,322 --> 00:56:56,848
What January
6th, 2021 demonstrated
1196
00:56:57,022 --> 00:56:59,633
to many of us who have
that kind of trauma is that,
1197
00:56:59,807 --> 00:57:02,854
you know, there is a possible
false sense of security.
1198
00:57:12,341 --> 00:57:13,821
We've got
activity in state capitals,
1199
00:57:15,823 --> 00:57:17,390
reliable press reports.
1200
00:57:17,564 --> 00:57:19,479
The crowds are
demanding decertification votes
1201
00:57:19,653 --> 00:57:21,176
inside their capital buildings.
1202
00:57:21,350 --> 00:57:23,527
Arizona, Texas,
1203
00:57:23,701 --> 00:57:27,574
Colorado, Michigan, and
Pennsylvania. I think it's just
1204
00:57:27,748 --> 00:57:29,402
touching base with
the governors, making sure that
1205
00:57:32,231 --> 00:57:33,841
they have it under
control.
1206
00:57:34,015 --> 00:57:35,539
So we just saw a Facebook post
1207
00:57:35,713 --> 00:57:38,063
that you're illegally in office
1208
00:57:38,237 --> 00:57:40,457
and just when asked whether
we're talking to Facebook
1209
00:57:40,631 --> 00:57:43,460
and asking them
that any such statements
1210
00:57:43,634 --> 00:57:46,071
violate their terms
of use of service
1211
00:57:46,245 --> 00:57:48,900
and they should lock
down some of those accounts.
1212
00:57:49,074 --> 00:57:51,946
Yes. We are actively looking
at that and we are seeking
1213
00:57:52,120 --> 00:57:54,688
information from our
counterparts around the country.
1214
00:57:54,862 --> 00:57:55,907
Homeland Security.
1215
00:57:56,081 --> 00:57:57,604
Sir, the information we have
1216
00:57:57,778 --> 00:58:00,302
is that the disruptions
and security incidents
1217
00:58:00,477 --> 00:58:02,174
are localized, contained,
1218
00:58:02,348 --> 00:58:05,394
and not compromising
our overall security plan.
1219
00:58:05,569 --> 00:58:08,789
There is no imminent danger
to the persons we protect,
1220
00:58:08,963 --> 00:58:10,269
the facilities we protect,
1221
00:58:10,443 --> 00:58:12,576
or any of
the locations that we utilize
1222
00:58:12,750 --> 00:58:14,491
for certification of the vote
1223
00:58:14,665 --> 00:58:16,318
or proceedings
surrounding the election.
1224
00:58:16,493 --> 00:58:17,929
Sir, we have
information coming to the FBI
1225
00:58:18,103 --> 00:58:19,408
that's slightly
different than that.
1226
00:58:19,583 --> 00:58:20,845
Yeah. And
reporting we're getting in
1227
00:58:21,019 --> 00:58:22,194
that there are still
several thousand protestors
1228
00:58:22,368 --> 00:58:23,674
who are being held back.
1229
00:58:23,848 --> 00:58:25,632
While violence is contained,
1230
00:58:25,806 --> 00:58:28,592
there are reports of
firearms being brandished.
1231
00:58:28,766 --> 00:58:31,246
And what started out as
a couple of thousand protestors
1232
00:58:31,420 --> 00:58:35,816
is now well over 10,000,
including pro Hotham supporters
1233
00:58:35,990 --> 00:58:37,862
who are now clashing
with Strickland supporters.
1234
00:58:38,036 --> 00:58:40,038
So there's, there's different
reporting and that's natural
1235
00:58:40,212 --> 00:58:41,822
in something like this.
- But I would suggest that
1236
00:58:41,996 --> 00:58:43,520
that volume does not compromise
the overall security plan
1237
00:58:43,694 --> 00:58:44,999
that we are prepared for, sir,
1238
00:58:45,173 --> 00:58:49,090
based on lessons
learned from 2021,
1239
00:58:49,264 --> 00:58:51,832
as well as the assets and
augmentations we have in place.
1240
00:58:52,006 --> 00:58:53,965
I'm not suggesting
it is not an issue
1241
00:58:54,139 --> 00:58:55,706
that needs to be addressed.
1242
00:58:55,880 --> 00:58:58,273
What I'm suggesting is
that it is not compromising
1243
00:58:58,447 --> 00:59:00,667
the proceedings of
the election or the...
1244
00:59:00,841 --> 00:59:03,409
l- Yeah, it is compromising
the proceedings of the election
1245
00:59:03,583 --> 00:59:05,803
'cause they're not certifying
1246
00:59:05,977 --> 00:59:08,196
the way they would
otherwise be certifying.
1247
00:59:08,370 --> 00:59:10,024
I'm just looking at this
1248
00:59:10,198 --> 00:59:12,505
as if I were sitting
home watching my television.
1249
00:59:12,679 --> 00:59:15,073
And you're saying, "Kumbaya,
man, we gotta contain."
1250
00:59:15,247 --> 00:59:17,205
And I, I see that the,
1251
00:59:17,379 --> 00:59:19,381
the entire congress
is still in a bunker.
1252
00:59:19,556 --> 00:59:20,818
That doesn't look like
1253
00:59:20,992 --> 00:59:22,820
you've got
the situation under control.
1254
00:59:22,994 --> 00:59:24,561
Yeah, I never
used Kumbaya, ma'am.
1255
00:59:24,735 --> 00:59:25,213
I'm saying it is a problem.
- Yeah. No, I...
1256
00:59:25,387 --> 00:59:26,563
And I'm saying
1257
00:59:26,737 --> 00:59:27,738
we're addressing it.
- I get it.
1258
00:59:27,912 --> 00:59:29,043
What I'm,
what I'm saying is that
1259
00:59:29,217 --> 00:59:30,915
it is not compromising
the overall security.
1260
00:59:31,089 --> 00:59:32,307
- Heidi, are you..?
- Yeah.
1261
00:59:32,481 --> 00:59:33,570
And that's,
that's, that's something
1262
00:59:33,744 --> 00:59:35,223
that the public
doesn't understand when
1263
00:59:35,397 --> 00:59:37,138
you say that.
- I'm not making this
1264
00:59:37,312 --> 00:59:38,531
for a public statement, ma'am.
I'm making this to this room.
1265
00:59:38,705 --> 00:59:40,533
Mr. President, are you and
Heidi comfortable if Peter
1266
00:59:40,707 --> 00:59:41,578
and Homeland Security
- Yes.
1267
00:59:41,752 --> 00:59:43,275
get together,
- Yeah.
1268
00:59:43,449 --> 00:59:45,494
come up with something
which recognizes the gravity,
1269
00:59:45,669 --> 00:59:47,192
but also addresses that we're,
1270
00:59:47,366 --> 00:59:48,715
we're not just falling over.
- Yes. Yes.
1271
00:59:48,889 --> 00:59:50,282
Yes. But bring it back
1272
00:59:50,456 --> 00:59:51,936
before it goes out.
- Yes. We will do that.
1273
00:59:52,110 --> 00:59:54,852
Is there anything
else from the military side
1274
00:59:55,026 --> 00:59:57,245
that I've not been briefed on?
1275
00:59:57,419 --> 00:59:58,943
Yes sir. I recommended,
1276
00:59:59,117 --> 01:00:01,989
we bring that brigade
from the 82nd to the NCR.
1277
01:00:02,163 --> 01:00:03,817
That gives
you an additional 4,000 troops
1278
01:00:03,991 --> 01:00:05,776
from the federal capability.
1279
01:00:05,950 --> 01:00:08,605
If we need to go
there, we have 'em close by
1280
01:00:08,779 --> 01:00:10,563
and able to
respond in a quick order.
1281
01:00:10,737 --> 01:00:13,261
Yep. Have them
prepared outside the Capitol.
1282
01:00:15,176 --> 01:00:16,700
Mr. Secretary,
I think the goal
1283
01:00:16,874 --> 01:00:20,094
is to make the other side fold.
1284
01:00:20,268 --> 01:00:23,010
We are targeting
our, some of our messages
1285
01:00:23,184 --> 01:00:25,709
to the opposition
leadership, "You need to fold."
1286
01:00:25,883 --> 01:00:27,232
We're more than adequate,
1287
01:00:27,406 --> 01:00:28,363
militarily,
- Yeah.
1288
01:00:28,537 --> 01:00:30,278
to handle
anything you had to do.
1289
01:00:30,452 --> 01:00:32,193
You will answer to
the full letter of the law.
1290
01:00:34,195 --> 01:00:38,025
And you know,
sooner you stand down,
1291
01:00:38,199 --> 01:00:41,246
better this is all gonna be
for lives, limbs, and your own
1292
01:00:41,420 --> 01:00:43,901
personal wellbeing.
- Yeah.
1293
01:00:44,075 --> 01:00:47,382
No, but actually, this
is a really good opportunity
1294
01:00:47,556 --> 01:00:49,994
to clean up the armed forces.
1295
01:00:50,168 --> 01:00:50,908
Well I agree with
that.
1296
01:00:51,082 --> 01:00:52,649
That is the goal.
- Good, good.
1297
01:00:55,347 --> 01:00:56,870
I gotta say, DHS and DOD
1298
01:00:57,044 --> 01:01:00,395
are playing
the roles with intensity.
1299
01:01:00,569 --> 01:01:01,962
Yeah. No,
they're really way into it.
1300
01:01:02,136 --> 01:01:02,659
Commitment. Yeah.
1301
01:01:06,532 --> 01:01:07,359
- Goldsmith?
- Yes.
1302
01:01:07,533 --> 01:01:08,055
I'm sending you a,
1303
01:01:11,711 --> 01:01:14,758
a picture map that we just
made that you can tweet out
1304
01:01:14,932 --> 01:01:17,717
as current sitting rep in DC.
- Okay.
1305
01:01:17,891 --> 01:01:20,067
Oh, got suspended.
1306
01:01:20,241 --> 01:01:22,069
Oh, I can't tweet
anymore?
1307
01:01:22,243 --> 01:01:24,681
Yeah, you got, you just
got kicked off of social media.
1308
01:01:24,855 --> 01:01:25,594
You gotta make a new name.
1309
01:01:39,739 --> 01:01:42,089
We'd like to welcome our
viewers as we continue to follow
1310
01:01:42,263 --> 01:01:45,005
the fast moving developments
from Phoenix, Arizona.
1311
01:01:45,179 --> 01:01:47,486
We can report
that approximately half
1312
01:01:47,660 --> 01:01:51,577
of the state Senate and State
House are being held hostage
1313
01:01:51,751 --> 01:01:55,624
by a group of those
loyal to the Order of Columbus.
1314
01:01:55,799 --> 01:01:58,802
The force that has
overtaken the state legislature
1315
01:01:58,976 --> 01:02:01,543
includes members
of the US military
1316
01:02:01,718 --> 01:02:05,069
who have stolen
military weapons with them.
1317
01:02:05,243 --> 01:02:07,898
We can report at this
hour that the same unrest
1318
01:02:08,072 --> 01:02:10,465
and dissension
unfolding in the military ranks
1319
01:02:10,639 --> 01:02:12,816
is also now manifesting across
1320
01:02:12,990 --> 01:02:16,036
local and
federal law enforcement.
1321
01:02:16,210 --> 01:02:19,126
That civilians who
support Robert Strickland
1322
01:02:19,300 --> 01:02:22,956
are coordinating with so-called,
"Constitutional Sheriffs,"
1323
01:02:23,130 --> 01:02:26,394
and rogue members of the US
military with plans to quote,
1324
01:02:26,568 --> 01:02:30,050
retake their states
and establish seats of power
1325
01:02:30,224 --> 01:02:32,400
from which they plan to overturn
1326
01:02:32,574 --> 01:02:35,055
the most recent
election.
1327
01:02:35,229 --> 01:02:37,449
I think you're going
to the Insurrection Act.
1328
01:02:37,623 --> 01:02:39,320
The FBI Director
has some news for us.
1329
01:02:39,494 --> 01:02:41,714
So sir, reporting that we
received in Phoenix, Arizona...
1330
01:02:41,888 --> 01:02:44,369
A dozen law
enforcement officers are beaten,
1331
01:02:44,543 --> 01:02:46,675
the armed insurrectionists
quickly have gained control
1332
01:02:46,850 --> 01:02:48,721
of the State House
and have established
1333
01:02:48,895 --> 01:02:51,115
a defensive
perimeter around the grounds,
1334
01:02:51,289 --> 01:02:54,074
manned by a combination
of civilian militia,
1335
01:02:54,248 --> 01:02:57,208
rogue military
personnel and law enforcement.
1336
01:02:57,382 --> 01:02:58,557
If you have
a hostage situation,
1337
01:02:58,731 --> 01:03:00,689
wouldn't we be looking at SWAT?
1338
01:03:00,864 --> 01:03:02,866
Group this
size, armed as they are,
1339
01:03:03,040 --> 01:03:05,259
may quickly be
beyond the capabilities
1340
01:03:05,433 --> 01:03:08,349
of the FBI SWAT team
and, and the local SWAT teams.
1341
01:03:08,523 --> 01:03:10,090
- Okay.
- For sure.
1342
01:03:10,264 --> 01:03:11,831
First off, this is
still Arizona's jurisdiction.
1343
01:03:12,005 --> 01:03:14,138
Arizona has to take the lead
1344
01:03:14,312 --> 01:03:17,445
on reestablishing
their credentials and, and,
1345
01:03:17,619 --> 01:03:20,187
and taking back
their state government.
1346
01:03:20,361 --> 01:03:22,363
And this is gonna sound callous,
1347
01:03:22,537 --> 01:03:25,627
but they've overplayed
their hand by doing this, that,
1348
01:03:25,802 --> 01:03:30,328
that this is a, a opportunity
to define who they are.
1349
01:03:30,807 --> 01:03:32,634
So just keep in mind,
1350
01:03:32,809 --> 01:03:35,289
rather than jumping
to the Insurrection Act,
1351
01:03:35,463 --> 01:03:37,509
coordinating with
Arizona, making sure
1352
01:03:37,683 --> 01:03:40,947
that it's not an overreaction
to the Arizona situation,
1353
01:03:41,121 --> 01:03:42,775
which is kind of
unique because I'm the one
1354
01:03:42,949 --> 01:03:46,431
who's been arguing about
reacting more dramatically.
1355
01:03:46,605 --> 01:03:48,215
Mr. President, I think
this is an appropriate time
1356
01:03:48,389 --> 01:03:50,217
for you to put
a call into the governor.
1357
01:03:50,391 --> 01:03:52,916
And you may want
even broach the topic,
1358
01:03:53,090 --> 01:03:56,223
whether they want you to
invoke the, the Insurrection Act
1359
01:03:56,397 --> 01:03:58,182
Command,
can we call the governor
1360
01:03:58,356 --> 01:04:01,054
of Arizona?
1361
01:04:01,228 --> 01:04:03,883
Could you please give
the question for the governor?
1362
01:04:04,057 --> 01:04:06,799
What she needs from
the federal government.
1363
01:04:09,062 --> 01:04:11,108
Because I also think like,
1364
01:04:11,282 --> 01:04:12,065
to your point...
- Okay, hold.
1365
01:04:12,239 --> 01:04:13,806
We're gonna ask the governor.
1366
01:04:13,980 --> 01:04:15,852
Ru, Ruby Ridge,
1367
01:04:16,026 --> 01:04:17,331
Balhauer.
- Right.
1368
01:04:18,506 --> 01:04:20,117
We want to be prepared
and we want to help folks,
1369
01:04:20,291 --> 01:04:23,033
but this is a hostage situation,
1370
01:04:23,207 --> 01:04:24,643
where hopefully, damn straight,
1371
01:04:24,817 --> 01:04:26,645
they just overplayed their hand.
1372
01:04:26,819 --> 01:04:27,472
Mr. President,
1373
01:04:27,646 --> 01:04:29,039
thank you so much for calling.
1374
01:04:29,213 --> 01:04:30,301
It's an honor to speak with you,
1375
01:04:30,475 --> 01:04:31,780
although at this
time I'm not confident
1376
01:04:31,955 --> 01:04:33,739
that we have
control of the situation.
1377
01:04:33,913 --> 01:04:36,568
And I'm requesting that you
authorize the federal government
1378
01:04:36,742 --> 01:04:39,310
to use all tools to
regain control of the Capitol,
1379
01:04:39,484 --> 01:04:41,747
whatever help
you can land. Mr. President?
1380
01:04:43,880 --> 01:04:44,706
Yes, governor.
Thank you.
1381
01:04:44,881 --> 01:04:46,273
I'm sorry Mr. President.
1382
01:04:46,447 --> 01:04:47,579
We're, we're having
to evacuate the building.
1383
01:04:50,234 --> 01:04:51,322
Mr. President,
I would ask a specific question
1384
01:04:51,496 --> 01:04:53,541
about the Insurrection Act.
1385
01:04:53,715 --> 01:04:54,934
- She answered it.
- I think she answered it.
1386
01:04:55,108 --> 01:04:56,370
- Well...
- It would've been nice
1387
01:04:56,544 --> 01:04:58,111
to hear...
- She said, "All action."
1388
01:04:58,285 --> 01:04:59,243
All action to
the federal government.
1389
01:04:59,417 --> 01:05:00,113
- I agree.
- Yeah.
1390
01:05:00,287 --> 01:05:01,114
To restore order, which
1391
01:05:03,508 --> 01:05:04,509
is a request.
1392
01:05:04,683 --> 01:05:05,771
You know,
the public doesn't know
1393
01:05:05,945 --> 01:05:07,642
what the Insurrection Act is.
1394
01:05:07,816 --> 01:05:09,427
They just wanna
know what you're doing.
1395
01:05:09,601 --> 01:05:11,385
And does
the situation warrant it?
1396
01:05:11,559 --> 01:05:13,953
I would
recommend that we go ahead
1397
01:05:14,127 --> 01:05:18,349
and ask all the governors
to activate their guard
1398
01:05:18,523 --> 01:05:21,221
in the right status
to secure the capitals
1399
01:05:21,395 --> 01:05:24,790
so that we automatically
have that taken care of.
1400
01:05:24,964 --> 01:05:26,705
It's unfortunate
that the conversation
1401
01:05:26,879 --> 01:05:30,100
with the Arizona
governor was so brief that
1402
01:05:30,274 --> 01:05:32,580
if she hasn't even
activated her National Guard,
1403
01:05:35,932 --> 01:05:39,457
having our soldiers,
regular army, coming in
1404
01:05:39,631 --> 01:05:42,112
could just actually
pour more gasoline on the fire.
1405
01:05:46,290 --> 01:05:48,857
At its base, the
Insurrection Act is saying,
1406
01:05:49,032 --> 01:05:51,077
"The federal
military will not be turned
1407
01:05:51,251 --> 01:05:53,297
against
its citizens domestically,
1408
01:05:53,471 --> 01:05:56,300
unless this act is invoked."
1409
01:05:56,474 --> 01:06:00,652
Might be a power that we need
our chief executive to have.
1410
01:06:00,826 --> 01:06:04,830
But it's also a power
that in the wrong hands
1411
01:06:05,004 --> 01:06:07,050
potentially could be abused
1412
01:06:07,224 --> 01:06:09,400
to great great
consequence to this country.
1413
01:06:12,272 --> 01:06:13,882
So I think it's
interesting that they're like
1414
01:06:14,057 --> 01:06:16,189
not convinced by
the governor saying...
1415
01:06:16,363 --> 01:06:18,626
Well, it's what we thought.
Like it's such a drastic act.
1416
01:06:18,800 --> 01:06:19,540
They're gonna try to
talk themselves out of it.
1417
01:06:19,714 --> 01:06:21,412
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
1418
01:06:21,586 --> 01:06:22,587
Even though they're trying
to talk themselves into it.
1419
01:06:22,761 --> 01:06:24,719
The Insurrection Act
allows the president
1420
01:06:24,893 --> 01:06:27,374
to federalize
the National Guard,
1421
01:06:27,548 --> 01:06:30,421
taking away control of
the guard from state governors,
1422
01:06:30,595 --> 01:06:32,640
but also it allows
rogue members of the military
1423
01:06:32,814 --> 01:06:34,294
and law
enforcement to basically,
1424
01:06:34,468 --> 01:06:36,644
act as their own independent
constitutional authority.
1425
01:06:36,818 --> 01:06:38,081
From their perspective,
they are authorized
1426
01:06:38,255 --> 01:06:39,560
under the Insurrection Act
1427
01:06:39,734 --> 01:06:41,562
to follow
the orders of whom they believe
1428
01:06:41,736 --> 01:06:44,000
to be the duly elected
president,
to maintain law and order,
1429
01:06:44,174 --> 01:06:45,914
to neutralize
the enemy and the threat.
1430
01:06:46,089 --> 01:06:47,220
They're not launching a coup.
1431
01:06:47,394 --> 01:06:48,830
They are stopping
a coup from happening.
1432
01:06:51,311 --> 01:06:55,750
It is undeniable that this
past election was stolen,
1433
01:06:55,924 --> 01:06:58,927
and it is Hotham
who is attempting a coup
1434
01:06:59,102 --> 01:07:01,452
to consolidate
his illegitimate power
1435
01:07:01,626 --> 01:07:03,976
and eliminate
our God-given freedoms.
1436
01:07:07,719 --> 01:07:10,809
Mr. Van Tatenhove,
in the run up to January 6th,
1437
01:07:10,983 --> 01:07:13,377
Stewart Rhodes publicly
implored President Trump
1438
01:07:13,551 --> 01:07:16,684
to invoke the Insurrection Act,
the 1807 law,
1439
01:07:16,858 --> 01:07:19,383
that allows the president
to call up militias
1440
01:07:19,557 --> 01:07:21,646
to put down a rebellion
against the United States.
1441
01:07:21,820 --> 01:07:23,604
Why was he so fixated on that?
1442
01:07:23,778 --> 01:07:25,258
And what did
he think it would enable
1443
01:07:25,432 --> 01:07:27,217
the Oath Keepers to do?
1444
01:07:27,391 --> 01:07:30,959
Well, I, I think it gave
him a sense of legitimacy
1445
01:07:31,134 --> 01:07:33,397
that it was a path forward
1446
01:07:33,571 --> 01:07:37,227
to move forward with
his goals and agendas.
1447
01:07:37,401 --> 01:07:39,055
Uhmm...
1448
01:07:39,229 --> 01:07:41,927
I, I, I think we need
to quit mincing words
1449
01:07:42,101 --> 01:07:44,190
and just talk about truths.
1450
01:07:44,364 --> 01:07:48,455
And what it was gonna
be was an armed revolution.
1451
01:07:48,629 --> 01:07:51,850
He had these grand visions
of being a paramilitary leader
1452
01:07:52,024 --> 01:07:54,374
and the Insurrection Act
1453
01:07:54,548 --> 01:07:57,116
would've given him
a path forward with that.
1454
01:07:57,290 --> 01:08:00,685
This could have been the spark
that started a new civil war.
1455
01:08:06,038 --> 01:08:07,300
Mr. President,
you'll want to see this
1456
01:08:07,474 --> 01:08:10,303
from your special advisor.
1457
01:08:10,477 --> 01:08:12,827
MacDill Air Force Base
appears to have been taken over
1458
01:08:13,001 --> 01:08:14,438
by insurgents.
1459
01:08:14,612 --> 01:08:16,004
Active duty
soldiers across the country
1460
01:08:16,179 --> 01:08:17,919
are leaving their posts
or being removed from duty,
1461
01:08:18,094 --> 01:08:19,747
including 12
special operations forces
1462
01:08:19,921 --> 01:08:21,575
based in MacDill Air Force Base,
1463
01:08:21,749 --> 01:08:23,316
who have declared
the base to be sovereign land
1464
01:08:23,490 --> 01:08:24,709
no longer subject
to the jurisdiction
1465
01:08:24,883 --> 01:08:26,580
of this illegal government.
1466
01:08:26,754 --> 01:08:28,974
Further reports indicate
that at many of these bases,
1467
01:08:29,148 --> 01:08:30,454
there are corresponding
accounts of ammunition,
1468
01:08:30,628 --> 01:08:33,109
explosives, and other
weapons missing from armories.
1469
01:08:33,283 --> 01:08:35,154
Lastly, several
disloyal forces have been caught
1470
01:08:35,328 --> 01:08:36,590
trying to steal weapons
1471
01:08:36,764 --> 01:08:38,853
and become
trapped inside the armory,
1472
01:08:39,027 --> 01:08:40,681
creating complicated
standoffs between loyal forces
1473
01:08:40,855 --> 01:08:42,030
and entrapped disloyal ones.
1474
01:08:44,816 --> 01:08:46,774
You have 12 special ops.
1475
01:08:46,948 --> 01:08:47,949
Yeah, it says that.
1476
01:08:48,124 --> 01:08:50,038
- You reading this?
- Yeah.
1477
01:08:50,213 --> 01:08:52,563
So remember
that Abraham Lincoln
1478
01:08:52,737 --> 01:08:54,869
suspended habeas
corpus.
1479
01:08:55,043 --> 01:08:56,044
There are times when you so,
1480
01:08:58,786 --> 01:09:00,136
throw in the bullshit flag
1481
01:09:00,310 --> 01:09:03,530
and you stop fiddling
around with niceties.
1482
01:09:03,704 --> 01:09:04,923
You know what I'm saying?
- Yep.
1483
01:09:05,097 --> 01:09:06,751
Mr. President,
1484
01:09:06,925 --> 01:09:09,449
we're picking up intercepted
chatter among military,
1485
01:09:09,623 --> 01:09:12,148
that they're taking
what happened in MacDill
1486
01:09:12,322 --> 01:09:14,976
and now they're trying
to spread that to other bases.
1487
01:09:15,151 --> 01:09:16,630
How many
soldiers are at MacDill?
1488
01:09:16,804 --> 01:09:18,763
Well, that have gone
rogue is what I understood.
1489
01:09:18,937 --> 01:09:22,114
Not that many.
These are 12, you know,
1490
01:09:22,288 --> 01:09:24,116
gung-ho killers out there
1491
01:09:24,290 --> 01:09:25,987
who decided to take
it in their own hands.
1492
01:09:26,162 --> 01:09:27,075
- So, so that didn't achieve.
- You've got a 4,
1493
01:09:27,250 --> 01:09:29,339
you've two 4-star
generals down there.
1494
01:09:29,513 --> 01:09:31,384
The concern we're
getting is the chatter,
1495
01:09:31,558 --> 01:09:33,995
that this may spread and
y'all need to be aware of that.
1496
01:09:34,170 --> 01:09:36,128
At every base
you have a base commander.
1497
01:09:36,302 --> 01:09:37,651
Yep.
1498
01:09:37,825 --> 01:09:39,392
At every base
you have military police,
1499
01:09:39,566 --> 01:09:41,742
air police,
something, who's there.
1500
01:09:41,916 --> 01:09:44,789
This is
a series of local problems
1501
01:09:44,963 --> 01:09:48,358
underneath the overall
commands of the armed services.
1502
01:09:48,532 --> 01:09:50,142
I would let
them deal with that.
1503
01:09:50,316 --> 01:09:51,622
It's, it's
a million rabbit holes.
1504
01:09:55,930 --> 01:09:58,150
Hold on.
White House just tweeted.
1505
01:09:58,324 --> 01:09:59,499
- We're pretty close.
- Oh. All right.
1506
01:09:59,673 --> 01:10:01,762
So President's focus
is back on securing the,
1507
01:10:06,158 --> 01:10:09,117
securing Congress and
allowing them to move on
1508
01:10:09,292 --> 01:10:11,032
with their constitutional
duties.
1509
01:10:11,207 --> 01:10:12,077
So they're gonna
try and ignore the fact
1510
01:10:12,251 --> 01:10:13,513
that the,
- We just took
1511
01:10:13,687 --> 01:10:14,732
there's open...
MacDill Air Force base.
1512
01:10:14,906 --> 01:10:16,299
- Yeah, yeah.
- Yes.
1513
01:10:16,473 --> 01:10:18,083
Yeah.
1514
01:10:18,257 --> 01:10:20,738
That's a move. It's getting lost
1515
01:10:20,912 --> 01:10:23,480
as the higher ups are
looking for ground truth.
1516
01:10:23,654 --> 01:10:25,221
So they're just
pushing requests down
1517
01:10:25,395 --> 01:10:26,874
that don't match
the reality of the,
1518
01:10:27,048 --> 01:10:28,963
you know, threat landscape.
1519
01:10:29,137 --> 01:10:30,269
I mean, it sounds
like they're feeling
1520
01:10:30,443 --> 01:10:32,489
pretty...
- Good about work.
1521
01:10:32,663 --> 01:10:34,752
Well, it sounds
like the blue four is
1522
01:10:34,926 --> 01:10:36,754
struggling, which is fine.
1523
01:10:38,973 --> 01:10:40,671
All right, so I'm having
the patriarch put out an order
1524
01:10:40,845 --> 01:10:42,455
saying the constitutional
sheriffs
1525
01:10:42,629 --> 01:10:45,328
are the supreme law enforcement
officers of this land.
1526
01:10:45,502 --> 01:10:47,504
We're calling
upon all OC sheriffs
1527
01:10:47,678 --> 01:10:50,594
who are not currently
engaged in Operation Alamo
1528
01:10:50,768 --> 01:10:53,771
to immediately report
to your nearest military post
1529
01:10:53,945 --> 01:10:56,600
to aid in,
- Yeah.
1530
01:10:56,774 --> 01:10:58,036
In consolidating
the security situation.
1531
01:10:58,210 --> 01:11:00,995
Yeah, in, there
we go.
1532
01:11:01,169 --> 01:11:02,432
Excuse me sir.
1533
01:11:02,606 --> 01:11:03,650
We have reports that
1534
01:11:03,824 --> 01:11:05,609
a armed group of
men wearing clothing
1535
01:11:05,783 --> 01:11:07,480
emblazoned with
the Order of Columbus symbols
1536
01:11:07,654 --> 01:11:10,048
have assembled outside
the Michigan Governor's mansion.
1537
01:11:10,222 --> 01:11:11,745
Governors of
Michigan and North Carolina
1538
01:11:11,919 --> 01:11:13,007
have mobilized their guard,
1539
01:11:13,181 --> 01:11:15,706
are asking
the president to consider
1540
01:11:15,880 --> 01:11:19,318
mobilizing federal support
as soon as possible and agree
1541
01:11:19,492 --> 01:11:21,755
with need for Insurrection Act
if the president wants.
1542
01:11:23,148 --> 01:11:25,455
The question is,
1543
01:11:25,629 --> 01:11:27,195
if you can federalize
your National Guard right now,
1544
01:11:27,370 --> 01:11:28,284
do you need
the Insurrection Act?
1545
01:11:30,329 --> 01:11:32,723
This is
the dicey piece of this.
1546
01:11:32,897 --> 01:11:37,336
You don't know which side
your law enforcement partners
1547
01:11:37,510 --> 01:11:40,078
are on in this.
1548
01:11:40,252 --> 01:11:43,429
Immediate intel in
terms of social media
1549
01:11:43,603 --> 01:11:47,303
for anyone who leads
a law enforcement agency
1550
01:11:47,477 --> 01:11:49,870
needs to be
understood and advanced.
1551
01:11:50,044 --> 01:11:52,612
Mr. President, when
you invoke the Insurrection Act,
1552
01:11:52,786 --> 01:11:55,441
do you actually have
to declare a proclamation
1553
01:11:55,615 --> 01:11:58,052
immediately ordering
the insurgents to disperse
1554
01:11:58,226 --> 01:12:00,620
and retire peaceably to their
abodes within a limited time?
1555
01:12:00,794 --> 01:12:02,100
Can you direct
that your counsel prepare
1556
01:12:02,274 --> 01:12:03,710
such a proclamation?
- Please.
1557
01:12:03,884 --> 01:12:04,885
- Okay.
- Yeah.
1558
01:12:05,059 --> 01:12:06,104
They're talking about it now.
1559
01:12:06,278 --> 01:12:07,497
That's what is
supposed to happen.
1560
01:12:07,671 --> 01:12:09,063
They drafted
an insurrection proclamation,
1561
01:12:09,237 --> 01:12:10,674
but they haven't made the
decision to implement it yet,
1562
01:12:10,848 --> 01:12:11,849
standing by if we need it.
1563
01:12:15,156 --> 01:12:16,984
They need to clarify
that that's the Insurrection Act
1564
01:12:17,158 --> 01:12:18,943
that they're about to...
1565
01:12:19,117 --> 01:12:20,510
Well, they're standing by,
but what do you think is the...
1566
01:12:20,684 --> 01:12:23,469
I'll be curious
to know what the,
1567
01:12:23,643 --> 01:12:24,949
what is the delineation point.
- Question.
1568
01:12:25,123 --> 01:12:26,080
What are they doing
with their national guards?
1569
01:12:26,254 --> 01:12:27,821
What help do they need from us?
1570
01:12:27,995 --> 01:12:30,215
The biggest challenge is
to have the Insurrection Act
1571
01:12:30,389 --> 01:12:33,174
as an option invoked
towards the end of this game,
1572
01:12:33,349 --> 01:12:35,307
'cause it can be used
to catastrophic effect.
1573
01:12:35,481 --> 01:12:36,830
I, I remain concerned.
1574
01:12:37,004 --> 01:12:39,616
We have not
decided who is in charge
1575
01:12:39,790 --> 01:12:41,052
of what's going on in Arizona.
1576
01:12:41,226 --> 01:12:42,836
This confusion is really good.
1577
01:12:43,010 --> 01:12:44,360
They're like not
sure who's in charge.
1578
01:12:44,534 --> 01:12:47,188
The governor might
be under a hostage situation
1579
01:12:47,363 --> 01:12:51,105
or she's evacuating. She asked
clearly for federal support.
1580
01:12:51,279 --> 01:12:54,500
The implication was, "There
is nobody in charge right now."
1581
01:12:54,674 --> 01:12:57,677
I mean, everything that we're
getting through these channels
1582
01:12:57,851 --> 01:13:00,027
is it's clear
that they want us to federalize.
1583
01:13:00,201 --> 01:13:02,508
So I guess I'm not sure...
1584
01:13:02,682 --> 01:13:04,771
What are the downsides
to using this tool,
1585
01:13:04,945 --> 01:13:08,035
other than there's
obviously some huge PR concerns?
1586
01:13:08,209 --> 01:13:10,734
Well, Mr. President,
if I could, right now,
1587
01:13:10,908 --> 01:13:13,301
we're not
putting active military
1588
01:13:13,476 --> 01:13:15,695
into these states to do things.
1589
01:13:15,869 --> 01:13:19,177
What we've done is they're
using their own National Guard.
1590
01:13:19,351 --> 01:13:21,353
So they have law
enforcement authority.
1591
01:13:21,527 --> 01:13:23,877
All we're doing is
providing them the support,
1592
01:13:24,051 --> 01:13:25,879
communications,
logistics, et cetera
1593
01:13:26,053 --> 01:13:27,794
that they're asking for.
1594
01:13:27,968 --> 01:13:30,449
But Arizona and North Carolina
are saying they need more.
1595
01:13:30,623 --> 01:13:33,060
I guess I'm trying to
understand the disconnect.
1596
01:13:33,234 --> 01:13:36,281
Certainly if you don't have
an active hostage situation,
1597
01:13:36,455 --> 01:13:38,239
then I can understand why
1598
01:13:38,414 --> 01:13:41,460
it makes sense for
us to use National Guard.
1599
01:13:41,634 --> 01:13:44,289
But we have an explicit request
1600
01:13:44,463 --> 01:13:48,032
for the Insurrection Act
to be invoked and I think we,
1601
01:13:48,206 --> 01:13:51,688
we need to be able to
explain why we wouldn't,
1602
01:13:51,862 --> 01:13:55,169
in this particular circumstance,
given historically,
1603
01:13:55,343 --> 01:13:59,391
in lesser circumstances, the
Insurrection Act has been used.
1604
01:13:59,565 --> 01:14:02,176
President Bush did invoke
it for the Rodney King riots.
1605
01:14:02,350 --> 01:14:04,048
That was a far
cry less than this.
1606
01:14:04,222 --> 01:14:06,572
Yeah. The question
is, what is it
1607
01:14:06,746 --> 01:14:09,836
that they're facing
that is beyond the capacities
1608
01:14:10,010 --> 01:14:12,578
of their normal law enforcement?
1609
01:14:12,752 --> 01:14:15,276
If there's any state
that might be a candidate
1610
01:14:15,451 --> 01:14:18,628
for an Insurrection Act,
it may be Arizona.
1611
01:14:18,802 --> 01:14:21,021
Because people in
that state have taken over
1612
01:14:21,195 --> 01:14:23,589
the seat of government and
are holding elected officials
1613
01:14:23,763 --> 01:14:25,983
hostage with
threats to kill them.
1614
01:14:26,157 --> 01:14:28,028
In North Carolina, we don't
have any evidence of anything,
1615
01:14:28,202 --> 01:14:30,161
except they're worried.
1616
01:14:30,335 --> 01:14:32,380
What's a bunch of active duty
Army guys are gonna do there?
1617
01:14:32,555 --> 01:14:35,296
This is a really
a, a hostage situation.
1618
01:14:35,471 --> 01:14:37,908
It's the people that are
best able to deal with that
1619
01:14:38,082 --> 01:14:39,213
are local law enforcement.
1620
01:14:39,387 --> 01:14:42,390
I mean, we did
it at Waco in 1993.
1621
01:14:42,565 --> 01:14:45,437
My division gave up one VTR
1622
01:14:45,611 --> 01:14:48,440
to sort of puncture this thing.
1623
01:14:48,614 --> 01:14:52,270
And it's all over
the internet 25 years later
1624
01:14:52,444 --> 01:14:54,446
that the 1st Cavalry Division
1625
01:14:54,620 --> 01:14:57,275
killed all these
people because of a fire.
1626
01:14:57,449 --> 01:15:00,147
If you can keep
the military out of it,
1627
01:15:00,321 --> 01:15:01,758
it's much better.
1628
01:15:05,631 --> 01:15:06,980
Mr. President,
1629
01:15:07,154 --> 01:15:09,983
they're asking you to
take more responsibility,
1630
01:15:10,157 --> 01:15:12,725
is what this issue is. In
my view, you shouldn't do that.
1631
01:15:12,899 --> 01:15:14,510
You should force the governor
1632
01:15:14,684 --> 01:15:16,294
to do the duty,
- To do...
1633
01:15:16,468 --> 01:15:18,426
to do her job.
- Absolutely.
1634
01:15:18,601 --> 01:15:20,167
There's no
reason for you to become
1635
01:15:20,341 --> 01:15:22,561
personally
the officer in charge.
1636
01:15:22,735 --> 01:15:24,520
The, the only reason
you don't do Insurrection Act
1637
01:15:26,478 --> 01:15:27,566
is that the president
becomes responsible.
1638
01:15:27,740 --> 01:15:28,915
- Right.
- Right.
1639
01:15:29,089 --> 01:15:30,526
That's what
presidents normally,
1640
01:15:30,700 --> 01:15:33,833
good presidents normally
do, they take responsibility.
1641
01:15:34,007 --> 01:15:35,182
And the way you do
that, and the way you do that
1642
01:15:35,356 --> 01:15:37,663
is that you go out to
the governors and you say,
1643
01:15:37,837 --> 01:15:39,665
"I am strongly considering
1644
01:15:39,839 --> 01:15:41,885
Invocation of
the Insurrection Act.
1645
01:15:42,059 --> 01:15:44,844
If any governor
doesn't wish me to do that,
1646
01:15:45,018 --> 01:15:46,106
please let me know because
1647
01:15:46,280 --> 01:15:47,804
that's now under
positive consideration."
1648
01:15:47,978 --> 01:15:50,023
Right.
1649
01:15:50,197 --> 01:15:51,895
Taking responsibility for
a president is not a bad thing.
1650
01:15:52,069 --> 01:15:53,897
Can I play devil's
advocate for a second?
1651
01:15:54,071 --> 01:15:55,463
You know, when
we think Insurrection Act,
1652
01:15:55,638 --> 01:15:57,378
we think about
deploying paratroopers.
1653
01:15:57,553 --> 01:15:59,206
That's a bunch of
hammers looking for nails.
1654
01:15:59,380 --> 01:16:01,339
What if
you have a President Trump
1655
01:16:01,513 --> 01:16:04,908
who's considering
invoking the Insurrection Act,
1656
01:16:05,082 --> 01:16:06,997
who has the authority to do it,
1657
01:16:07,171 --> 01:16:09,347
to use federal
troops to enforce law.
1658
01:16:09,521 --> 01:16:11,523
But in this case, right,
it's flipped the other way.
1659
01:16:11,697 --> 01:16:12,785
So that's...
- We're advising this guy.
1660
01:16:12,959 --> 01:16:14,570
This ain't Trump.
1661
01:16:14,744 --> 01:16:15,353
I know, but you, I'm
just...
1662
01:16:15,527 --> 01:16:16,963
That's three states requesting
1663
01:16:17,137 --> 01:16:18,617
federalization
of the, of the guard.
1664
01:16:18,791 --> 01:16:20,663
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 states.
1665
01:16:20,837 --> 01:16:22,316
I mean think
about this scenario.
1666
01:16:22,490 --> 01:16:23,970
The president of the
United States has five governors
1667
01:16:24,144 --> 01:16:26,233
requesting federalization.
That's a pretty strong push
1668
01:16:26,407 --> 01:16:31,108
towards the Insurrection Act.
1669
01:16:31,761 --> 01:16:33,980
We have multiple
governors now publicly saying
1670
01:16:34,154 --> 01:16:35,634
they're asking
for federal support.
1671
01:16:35,808 --> 01:16:38,419
We need to be able to
explain to the American public
1672
01:16:38,594 --> 01:16:40,508
why we're not using
the Insurrection Act.
1673
01:16:40,683 --> 01:16:42,554
Michigan,
Arizona, North Carolina,
1674
01:16:42,728 --> 01:16:45,165
Florida and Pennsylvania have
requested the federalization
1675
01:16:45,339 --> 01:16:47,646
of the troops, but the two
who have not are Oklahoma,
1676
01:16:47,820 --> 01:16:50,040
as we suspected, and Colorado.
1677
01:16:50,214 --> 01:16:52,216
The question is,
what's driving that?
1678
01:16:52,390 --> 01:16:54,392
I mean because
there's gotta be a reason.
1679
01:16:54,566 --> 01:16:57,264
And saying, "Just
because," is not a good reason
1680
01:16:57,438 --> 01:16:59,005
to bring them on Title 10.
1681
01:16:59,179 --> 01:17:00,311
You're taking 'em
out of their law enforcement.
1682
01:17:00,485 --> 01:17:02,269
- They requested...
- This is what I'm saying.
1683
01:17:02,443 --> 01:17:04,010
So the essence of
being a federal government
1684
01:17:04,184 --> 01:17:05,621
and not a national government,
1685
01:17:05,795 --> 01:17:07,535
is these governors
are asking you to do this.
1686
01:17:07,710 --> 01:17:09,233
I'm going to governors saying,
1687
01:17:09,407 --> 01:17:10,713
"What do you need from
your federal government?"
1688
01:17:10,887 --> 01:17:12,366
And they are
telling me what they need.
1689
01:17:12,540 --> 01:17:14,020
Except for two of them.
1690
01:17:14,194 --> 01:17:15,979
I don't know how to
go back to the governor
1691
01:17:16,153 --> 01:17:18,634
as the Commander in
Chief of the National Guard.
1692
01:17:18,808 --> 01:17:20,418
And this is gonna
be a defining moment
1693
01:17:20,592 --> 01:17:22,725
of your presidency.
1694
01:17:22,899 --> 01:17:25,075
Here's what's missing in this.
1695
01:17:25,249 --> 01:17:29,296
We have to understand why
they want to give command and
1696
01:17:29,470 --> 01:17:30,950
control to the president.
- Yeah, we do.
1697
01:17:31,124 --> 01:17:32,865
The Insurrection Act
is a trap.
1698
01:17:33,039 --> 01:17:34,258
We need to have
a further conversation.
1699
01:17:34,432 --> 01:17:36,303
It's a defining
moment in their governorship.
1700
01:17:36,477 --> 01:17:37,740
- Mr. President,
- We have what?
1701
01:17:37,914 --> 01:17:39,480
your audience is
the American public.
1702
01:17:39,655 --> 01:17:40,873
And they want to know
1703
01:17:41,047 --> 01:17:43,267
that Congress is
coming back to certify.
1704
01:17:43,441 --> 01:17:45,486
So we do have to
come into agreement here,
1705
01:17:45,661 --> 01:17:47,358
'cause time is moving on.
1706
01:17:47,532 --> 01:17:50,056
You have to decide which way
you are gonna want to move.
1707
01:17:56,149 --> 01:17:58,238
Mr. President,
10 minutes remaining.
1708
01:17:58,412 --> 01:18:00,806
The president is sweating.
1709
01:18:00,980 --> 01:18:03,069
He's gonna have
to make a decision.
1710
01:18:03,243 --> 01:18:04,854
Mr. President, are you
invoking the Insurrection Act
1711
01:18:05,028 --> 01:18:06,507
or Federalizing National Guard?
1712
01:18:06,682 --> 01:18:08,074
Neither has happened
yet.
1713
01:18:08,248 --> 01:18:09,423
I'm not asking you.
I'm asking the president.
1714
01:18:09,597 --> 01:18:12,600
Ere you doing
either?
1715
01:18:22,001 --> 01:18:23,176
- Mr. President?
- Mr. President.
1716
01:18:23,350 --> 01:18:24,438
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1717
01:18:24,612 --> 01:18:25,526
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1718
01:18:25,701 --> 01:18:26,963
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1719
01:18:27,137 --> 01:18:28,704
Put your fucking
cards on the table.
1720
01:18:28,878 --> 01:18:29,922
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1721
01:18:30,096 --> 01:18:30,575
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1722
01:18:30,749 --> 01:18:31,184
No.
1723
01:18:37,538 --> 01:18:39,149
That's exactly what
they should be doing.
1724
01:18:39,323 --> 01:18:42,195
Okay, good, good, good, good.
1725
01:18:42,369 --> 01:18:45,329
There's 9,000
officers in Metropolitan police.
1726
01:18:45,503 --> 01:18:47,679
We can't make the mistake of
not having the guard deployed,
1727
01:18:47,853 --> 01:18:50,595
but having people
wear military uniforms
1728
01:18:50,769 --> 01:18:52,379
is going to make
- Absolutely.
1729
01:18:52,553 --> 01:18:53,467
a lot of people think
that we are overreacting.
1730
01:18:53,641 --> 01:18:55,774
We need to have
the civilian authority
1731
01:18:55,948 --> 01:18:57,907
and law enforcement
really in the lead on this
1732
01:18:58,081 --> 01:18:59,909
to the greatest extent possible,
1733
01:19:00,083 --> 01:19:02,520
because they want
to bait us into using
1734
01:19:02,694 --> 01:19:03,826
lethal force in response.
- Yeah.
1735
01:19:09,396 --> 01:19:11,572
Mr. President,
current situation...
1736
01:19:11,747 --> 01:19:15,228
We believe we have a handle
on containing the protestors.
1737
01:19:15,402 --> 01:19:17,535
Capitol is secured.
1738
01:19:17,709 --> 01:19:20,190
The critical infrastructure
from on the eastern seaboard,
1739
01:19:20,364 --> 01:19:22,670
including all
the ingress and egress points
1740
01:19:22,845 --> 01:19:24,368
into the national Capitol region
1741
01:19:24,542 --> 01:19:26,022
is secured.
- Right.
1742
01:19:26,196 --> 01:19:28,241
Sir, last
comment from my perspective.
1743
01:19:28,415 --> 01:19:30,896
We're standing by. We've
increased the alert posture.
1744
01:19:31,070 --> 01:19:32,985
Right now, we're
available.
1745
01:19:33,159 --> 01:19:35,596
And the forces have
an increased readiness posture,
1746
01:19:35,771 --> 01:19:38,121
obviously to ensure that we have
continuity of government
1747
01:19:38,295 --> 01:19:39,818
and continuity of operation.
1748
01:19:39,992 --> 01:19:42,778
Thanks General. Let's
get this thing certified.
1749
01:19:44,475 --> 01:19:45,693
Say that members of Congress
1750
01:19:45,868 --> 01:19:48,609
are returning to...
- The chambers.
1751
01:19:48,784 --> 01:19:50,960
Certification,
1752
01:19:51,134 --> 01:19:55,660
certification process
to resume within the hour.
1753
01:19:55,921 --> 01:19:56,269
There you go.
1754
01:19:59,446 --> 01:20:00,360
Okay.
1755
01:20:06,671 --> 01:20:09,456
Welcome back everyone
to our breaking news coverage.
1756
01:20:09,630 --> 01:20:11,284
INN has just learned
that the National Guard
1757
01:20:11,458 --> 01:20:13,069
and local law enforcement
1758
01:20:13,243 --> 01:20:15,680
have officially
secured the US Capitol,
1759
01:20:15,854 --> 01:20:18,944
and Congress is reconvening
to certify the electoral votes
1760
01:20:19,118 --> 01:20:21,207
for President-elect,
John Hotham.
1761
01:20:21,381 --> 01:20:23,993
Master Speaker,
the Vice President,
1762
01:20:24,167 --> 01:20:28,432
and the United States Senate.
1763
01:20:32,566 --> 01:20:34,394
In Phoenix, Arizona,
the local law enforcement,
1764
01:20:34,568 --> 01:20:36,440
and the Arizona National Guard
1765
01:20:36,614 --> 01:20:38,834
operating under
the governor's direction,
1766
01:20:39,008 --> 01:20:40,792
are praising Hotham's decision
1767
01:20:40,966 --> 01:20:44,535
not to send in federal troops
and escalate the situation,
1768
01:20:44,709 --> 01:20:47,625
saying they are making
progress in the negotiations
1769
01:20:47,799 --> 01:20:49,540
to release the hostages.
1770
01:20:49,714 --> 01:20:52,064
The crisis has further exposed
1771
01:20:52,238 --> 01:20:56,068
the deep divisions in American
society and the US military.
1772
01:20:56,242 --> 01:20:58,114
And the burden
will now fall on Hotham
1773
01:20:58,288 --> 01:21:01,117
to heal a fractured nation.
1774
01:21:01,291 --> 01:21:03,119
We're getting word that the
President is about to address
1775
01:21:03,293 --> 01:21:06,209
the nation live
regarding today's events.
1776
01:21:06,383 --> 01:21:07,558
Mr. President,
you ready for the briefing?
1777
01:21:07,732 --> 01:21:08,951
Mr. President, I can tell you,
1778
01:21:09,125 --> 01:21:10,517
you're doing
the exact right thing
1779
01:21:10,691 --> 01:21:13,259
by trying to keep the military
out of this politics.
1780
01:21:13,433 --> 01:21:14,739
Mr. President,
are you comfortable
1781
01:21:14,913 --> 01:21:16,610
with the same four
people being behind you?
1782
01:21:16,784 --> 01:21:20,179
- Uhhh... Sure.
- Okay, let's go.
1783
01:21:20,353 --> 01:21:22,268
Mr. President, at,
at the end of the day,
1784
01:21:22,442 --> 01:21:23,966
I think you have to think about,
1785
01:21:24,140 --> 01:21:26,316
how do we convince
the American public
1786
01:21:26,490 --> 01:21:27,970
that we still have a democracy?
1787
01:21:28,144 --> 01:21:28,884
Yeah.
1788
01:21:29,058 --> 01:21:30,798
And Mr. President,
1789
01:21:30,973 --> 01:21:33,323
talk about the constitution
has served us well.
1790
01:21:33,497 --> 01:21:35,194
Not just people
condemned violence,
1791
01:21:35,368 --> 01:21:37,588
but people support
a constitution that has
served us well
1792
01:21:37,762 --> 01:21:42,027
for 250 years and it's, it's
a living, breathing documented
1793
01:21:42,201 --> 01:21:44,334
and is still strong
today as it was yesterday.
1794
01:21:44,508 --> 01:21:45,857
That's a great way to end it.
1795
01:21:46,031 --> 01:21:47,728
Closing argument.
1796
01:21:47,903 --> 01:21:49,687
Good lawyer, right?
1797
01:21:49,861 --> 01:21:50,949
Now they're
walking. They're walking.
1798
01:21:53,821 --> 01:21:57,260
Ladies and gentlemen, the
President of the United States.
1799
01:21:57,434 --> 01:21:58,609
Good afternoon.
1800
01:21:58,783 --> 01:22:00,567
Thank you for being
here throughout what has been
1801
01:22:00,741 --> 01:22:03,831
a difficult and
challenging day for all of us.
1802
01:22:04,006 --> 01:22:06,965
The peaceful transfer of power
1803
01:22:07,139 --> 01:22:09,837
is at the core of
who we are as a nation,
1804
01:22:10,012 --> 01:22:11,970
and we will not allow
a violent group of protestors
1805
01:22:12,144 --> 01:22:13,885
to interrupt Congress
1806
01:22:14,059 --> 01:22:16,714
from fulfilling
their constitutional duty.
1807
01:22:16,888 --> 01:22:18,585
Even beyond what's happening
1808
01:22:18,759 --> 01:22:22,763
in the District of Columbia,
we continue to make sure
1809
01:22:22,938 --> 01:22:26,245
that our federal
government is running.
1810
01:22:26,419 --> 01:22:28,944
Our message to
Lieutenant General King,
1811
01:22:29,118 --> 01:22:30,771
to Robert Strickland,
1812
01:22:30,946 --> 01:22:33,600
to Roger Simms and members
of the Order of Columbus,
1813
01:22:33,774 --> 01:22:37,082
and anyone
intent on using violence,
1814
01:22:37,256 --> 01:22:41,086
to address election grievances,
we have a system of courts,
1815
01:22:41,260 --> 01:22:44,568
where these questions
can and should be addressed.
1816
01:22:45,743 --> 01:22:48,702
Armed mobs,
they will face the force of law.
1817
01:22:50,966 --> 01:22:54,491
We will protect the
peaceful transition of power
1818
01:22:54,665 --> 01:22:58,974
and we will protect
and uphold the rule of law.
1819
01:22:59,148 --> 01:23:02,499
As you have seen in Arizona,
there's a hostage situation.
1820
01:23:03,500 --> 01:23:05,502
And as the President
of the United States,
1821
01:23:05,676 --> 01:23:07,634
but also as a father,
1822
01:23:07,808 --> 01:23:11,160
I pray for those family
members and those hostages.
1823
01:23:11,334 --> 01:23:14,641
Look, at times,
we may seem divided.
1824
01:23:14,815 --> 01:23:16,861
Elections do that,
Thanksgiving dinners do that.
1825
01:23:18,428 --> 01:23:20,604
But we are actually united
1826
01:23:20,778 --> 01:23:22,345
in what the promise
of this nation is.
1827
01:23:24,782 --> 01:23:26,566
And the promise of this nation,
1828
01:23:27,567 --> 01:23:30,788
it's built on those
essential building blocks.
1829
01:23:30,962 --> 01:23:34,313
We're all treated
equally, we have opportunities,
1830
01:23:34,487 --> 01:23:37,751
and we have stability
in representative democracy.
1831
01:23:37,925 --> 01:23:39,927
That's the American
promise
1832
01:23:40,102 --> 01:23:42,974
and what this
country is based upon.
1833
01:23:43,148 --> 01:23:47,022
What we are doing is working
with the states to ascertain
1834
01:23:47,196 --> 01:23:49,067
what specifically they need
from the federal government,
1835
01:23:51,374 --> 01:23:52,288
and we'll work to provide that.
1836
01:23:56,031 --> 01:23:58,033
This is a 250
plus year experiment
1837
01:24:00,122 --> 01:24:01,166
called, "Representative
democracy."
1838
01:24:03,734 --> 01:24:06,215
And it's challenged at times.
1839
01:24:06,389 --> 01:24:09,870
Today, it wasn't the first
time it was challenged.
1840
01:24:10,958 --> 01:24:14,179
January 6th, 2021 wasn't the
first time it was challenged.
1841
01:24:16,442 --> 01:24:19,793
The Civil War
was even necessarily
1842
01:24:19,967 --> 01:24:22,100
the first time
that it's challenged.
1843
01:24:22,274 --> 01:24:25,451
And the Patriots aren't
somebody posting on social media
1844
01:24:25,625 --> 01:24:27,279
talking about an insurrection.
1845
01:24:28,367 --> 01:24:31,022
The Patriots are
the good people of this country
1846
01:24:31,196 --> 01:24:35,287
that choose to
have trust in the system.
1847
01:24:35,461 --> 01:24:37,246
So the American
people, thank you.
1848
01:24:38,247 --> 01:24:41,685
Thank you for what has
been indeed a challenging day.
1849
01:24:41,859 --> 01:24:45,080
And this challenge is
not over by any measure.
1850
01:24:45,254 --> 01:24:49,040
Remember what brings us
together, not what divides us.
1851
01:24:49,214 --> 01:24:52,739
And may God
bless you, your family,
1852
01:24:52,913 --> 01:24:54,001
and these
United States of America.
1853
01:25:02,923 --> 01:25:04,099
That was fuckin'
awesome.
1854
01:25:04,273 --> 01:25:06,927
Did we do that?
- Well, I dunno about that.
1855
01:25:07,102 --> 01:25:10,279
Trust me. And I don't
often use words like awesome.
1856
01:25:14,196 --> 01:25:15,936
Mr. President,
that was very beautiful
1857
01:25:16,111 --> 01:25:20,419
and I wish it was
real.
1858
01:25:20,593 --> 01:25:21,986
Not the scenario.
- Not the day.
1859
01:25:22,160 --> 01:25:22,900
- Yeah.
- Not the day.
1860
01:25:23,074 --> 01:25:24,554
Not the day, not the scenario.
1861
01:25:24,728 --> 01:25:26,817
Just the leadership.
- Okay, everyone,
1862
01:25:26,991 --> 01:25:28,253
thank you very much.
1863
01:25:28,427 --> 01:25:29,602
What we're gonna
do, we're gonna sit down.
1864
01:25:29,776 --> 01:25:31,648
We're gonna close the
end of this exercise.
1865
01:25:31,822 --> 01:25:33,302
Quiet everybody,
1866
01:25:33,476 --> 01:25:35,304
nice and quiet in
the situation room please.
1867
01:26:04,855 --> 01:26:07,466
Okay, everybody, big cheese.
1868
01:26:07,640 --> 01:26:09,164
Ready on 3.
1869
01:26:09,338 --> 01:26:10,600
1, 2, 3.
1870
01:26:11,644 --> 01:26:14,517
One more. 1, 2, 3.
1871
01:26:14,691 --> 01:26:15,213
Thank you very much.
1872
01:26:17,607 --> 01:26:19,174
The big question
in the room is this,
1873
01:26:19,348 --> 01:26:22,002
insider threats, it's a reality.
1874
01:26:22,177 --> 01:26:25,658
In this scenario
it was what, 6, 7% of the force.
1875
01:26:25,832 --> 01:26:28,095
That's probably representative
across the country.
1876
01:26:28,270 --> 01:26:29,923
So that means
you have insider threats.
1877
01:26:30,097 --> 01:26:32,491
What are we doing
to, to screen those out?
1878
01:26:32,665 --> 01:26:34,754
The military is one
of the last institutions
1879
01:26:34,928 --> 01:26:38,410
in our society that has
been and should be apolitical,
1880
01:26:38,584 --> 01:26:41,152
in the sense that it is
supposed to be a space where
1881
01:26:41,326 --> 01:26:42,762
everybody,
you know, regardless of
1882
01:26:42,936 --> 01:26:44,982
their political
backgrounds in private,
1883
01:26:45,156 --> 01:26:46,592
will come together
to achieve a mission
1884
01:26:46,766 --> 01:26:48,551
towards a common cause.
1885
01:26:48,725 --> 01:26:53,251
That to me, is what
our society could and should be.
1886
01:26:53,425 --> 01:26:55,819
So the only pushback
on that I'd give you is, yeah,
1887
01:26:55,993 --> 01:26:58,952
you might have a few
rogue military officers.
1888
01:26:59,126 --> 01:27:00,650
The vast majority
of military officers
1889
01:27:00,824 --> 01:27:02,086
are exactly where we were.
1890
01:27:02,260 --> 01:27:03,653
I think, you know,
1891
01:27:03,827 --> 01:27:05,916
the effective
training of the armed forces
1892
01:27:06,090 --> 01:27:10,137
is just a really powerful
preventive to the insider stuff.
1893
01:27:10,312 --> 01:27:13,010
I would worry about specialists,
1894
01:27:13,184 --> 01:27:16,231
like people who have control
of sensitive information,
1895
01:27:16,405 --> 01:27:18,320
or nuclear weapons
or something like this
1896
01:27:18,494 --> 01:27:20,670
who could,
you know, be seditious.
1897
01:27:20,844 --> 01:27:23,934
But for the average
guy, we can handle that.
1898
01:27:24,108 --> 01:27:27,329
I would slightly disagree.
I would say, it is a problem.
1899
01:27:27,503 --> 01:27:30,201
So what is
going to be the process
1900
01:27:30,375 --> 01:27:33,117
for us to be able to screen,
monitor, and deal with it?
1901
01:27:36,207 --> 01:27:42,082
The veteran brand has been
damaged in the United States.
1902
01:27:42,257 --> 01:27:45,390
A lot of people now
when they think of veterans,
1903
01:27:45,564 --> 01:27:48,437
they think of
violent insurrectionists.
1904
01:27:58,751 --> 01:28:01,363
Well, there's
a growing group of veterans
1905
01:28:01,537 --> 01:28:05,192
working with nonprofits
and political action committees.
1906
01:28:05,367 --> 01:28:07,238
And we are here for the people
1907
01:28:07,412 --> 01:28:11,460
who want to be
prepared to defend democracy
1908
01:28:11,634 --> 01:28:14,898
from all possible
threats.
1909
01:28:15,072 --> 01:28:19,250
We have a choice. We can
either be afraid and do nothing,
1910
01:28:19,424 --> 01:28:22,384
or we can continue
our service to our country.
1911
01:28:22,558 --> 01:28:24,951
I'm struggling to
contain myself right now
1912
01:28:25,125 --> 01:28:29,347
because I am
frustrated with the belief that,
1913
01:28:29,521 --> 01:28:32,307
that we're addressing
the problem of insider threats.
1914
01:28:32,481 --> 01:28:35,440
What folks of higher
rank are insulated from is
1915
01:28:35,614 --> 01:28:38,574
when a Neo-Nazi
joins the Marine Corps,
1916
01:28:38,748 --> 01:28:40,532
doesn't have to
be Special Forces,
1917
01:28:40,706 --> 01:28:43,405
doesn't have to be
a Ranger, but if that ideology
1918
01:28:43,579 --> 01:28:47,017
is to accelerate the destruction
of the United States,
1919
01:28:48,453 --> 01:28:50,020
they're determined.
1920
01:28:50,194 --> 01:28:54,067
And if, and if one
slips through, which many have,
1921
01:28:54,241 --> 01:28:58,768
there's ample opportunity
for them to do serious damage.
1922
01:28:58,942 --> 01:29:03,338
And this is so pervasive
through the force right now.
1923
01:29:03,512 --> 01:29:06,036
It's true. I'm worried,
1924
01:29:06,210 --> 01:29:10,127
but I have a lot of confidence
in the leadership we have.
1925
01:29:11,171 --> 01:29:13,522
We've always been
able to unite the country
1926
01:29:13,696 --> 01:29:15,393
when the threat is external.
1927
01:29:15,567 --> 01:29:17,308
The question that I have is,
1928
01:29:17,482 --> 01:29:21,268
can we have
that same level of cohesive
1929
01:29:21,443 --> 01:29:25,403
American commitment to
this country and our democracy
1930
01:29:25,577 --> 01:29:26,970
when the threat is internal?
1931
01:29:29,059 --> 01:29:31,931
On January 6th, I was weeping.
1932
01:29:32,105 --> 01:29:36,501
Just watching it unfold
and feeling all of the stress
1933
01:29:36,675 --> 01:29:38,938
and pressure. Yeah,
I just started crying.
1934
01:29:39,112 --> 01:29:42,115
I mean, I was like crying for
1935
01:29:42,289 --> 01:29:44,030
my friends
who were in the building
1936
01:29:44,204 --> 01:29:47,294
and for our country
and what it meant.
1937
01:29:49,166 --> 01:29:52,125
So yeah, I wanna
do everything possible
1938
01:29:52,299 --> 01:29:53,475
to make sure
that doesn't happen again.
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