- #PENTAGON EFFORTS ROOT OUT EXTREMISM RANKS ANDROID#
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The Washington Post examined text messages, photos and videos to create a video timeline of what happened on Jan. Inside the siege: During the rampage, rioters came perilously close to penetrating the inner sanctums of the building while lawmakers were still there, including former vice president Mike Pence. Anthony Brown, D-Upper Marlboro, stands at his desk in the Longworth House Office Building. Five people died on that day or in the immediate aftermath, and 140 police officers were assaulted. Federal Government Anthony Brown urges Pentagon to root out extremism in ranks by Gabriel Pietrorazio, Capital News Service OctoWASHINGTON - Rep. Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election results. 6, 2021, a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. 6 : New details emerged when Hutchinson testified before the committee and shared what she saw and heard on Jan. What we know about what Trump did on Jan. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in an interview. Will there be charges? The committee could make criminal referrals of former president Donald Trump over his role in the attack, Rep. Here’s a guide to the biggest hearing moments so far. In what was likely its final hearing, the committee issued a surprise subpoena seeking testimony from former president Donald Trump.
#PENTAGON EFFORTS ROOT OUT EXTREMISM RANKS SERIES#
Capitol held a series of high-profile hearings to share its findings with the U.S. And, as time goes on, he said that with more education, service members will identify and report extremist activities and comments more frequently.Congressional hearings: The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. He said one goal of the stand-down is to make sure service members know that their military oath requires that they remain apolitical and be good stewards of society. “The answer for us is pretty simple, regardless whether they’re far right or left, if it’s an organization that is actually imposing harm, threat, destruction, criminal activity and so on, then we don’t condone that kind of behavior,” said Colón-López.
His response, he said, is that it's not about a particular group, it's about the behavior. He said young troops particularly question, “why is it that you’re looking at this group but you’re not looking at this group?” 6 attack on the Capitol, and the Department of Justice says it expects to file charges against at least 100 more, stating that it will likely be one of the largest investigations and prosecutions in American history.Īs the discussions have gone on, Colón-López said troops have expressed confusion about various groups and questioned why those involved at the Capitol are different than those involved in the racial protests in Seattle, for example, in the wake of the death of George Floyd. has charged 320 people for participating in the Jan. But, he added, “there’s communication going back and forth, especially in light of 6 January, about who do we need to pay attention to and so on.” Speaking to a small number of reporters at the Pentagon, Colón-López said he is not aware of any specific coordination that has started between the Defense Department and law enforcement. Of those, as many as 33 individuals had military backgrounds, including 31 veterans and a member of the National Guard and a member of the Army Reserves, according to the Program on Extremism, which is based at George Washington University. More than 300 people have been charged so far in the riot that resulted in the deaths of five people, and at least 100 more are expected to be charged. But Pentagon leaders launched an all-out effort to root out extremism in the force after it became clear that a significant number of military veterans and some current military members were present at the January insurrection in Washington, D.C. The military has long been aware of small numbers of white supremacists and other extremists in its ranks.
#PENTAGON EFFORTS ROOT OUT EXTREMISM RANKS ANDROID#
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