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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
My understanding is the T man needed to send in the National Guard, as DC has no governor. He umm, didn't see the need? But Va's Gov send in the Va NG.
I took con law as if it were pass/fail, but is there some mechanism for the joints Chiefs to tell the Pres "umm, no, that is crazy?"
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The Secretary of the Army is the commandant of the DC National Guard, and he needed permission from the acting Secretary of Defense.
People have pointed out that when the DC National Guard was deployed, it was done with the involvement of Pence but not Trump, which is sketchy, legally and in other ways.
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this story suggests that DoD offered help and the Capitol Police said, no thanks.
