At least 25 cases of domestic terrorism have been opened as a result of the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, according to the summary released Sunday of a call between Army Secretary and Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo.
The liaison with Crow and Ryan McCarthy provides additional information about the Department of Defense and the National Guard’s responses to the Capitol rebellion on January 6.
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According to McCarthy, acting defense secretary Christopher Miller approved 340 DC National Guard personnel in non-tactical traffic control equipment, following a prior request from Mayor Muriel Bowser.
McCarthy said the police and DOD are preparing for a meeting similar in size to the Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 rallies and for “small and disparate violent events,” like stabbings or fights, similar to previous rallies.
McCarthy also said that the United States Capitol Police did not request support from the DOD and that the agency made several attempts to offer National Guard resources to the DC Metropolitan Police and the USCP, but were refused.
“Due to the lack of additional requirements on the part of local authorities, the DC Guard was not prepared for other contingencies,” said McCarthy.
Representatives of the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News’s requests for comment.
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Seeing the size of the rally outside the White House, DOD realized it was larger than previous meetings.
Bowser and USCP chief Steven Sund, who will resign on January 16, submitted a request for reinforcements between 1:34 pm and 1:49 pm, but were “unable to articulate what resources are needed and in which locations due to the chaos,” said McCarthy.
After calls with Bowser and Sund, McCarthy and Joint Chiefs of Staff President Mark Milley, determined that full mobilization of the DC Guard and other states was necessary.
McCarthy said that once acting defense secretary Chris Miller]approved the deployment of the Guard, they were sent to the Capitol “where they focused on creating a security perimeter and cleaning up the invaded buildings”.
McCarthy noted that the delays in deploying Maryland Guard assets were not due to political interference, but to “the lack of a pre-planned requirement by the Pentagon as a result of deficient reports of threats to law enforcement”.
After the attack, McCarthy said authorities recovered long weapons, Molotov cocktails, explosive devices and zipties at the scene, suggesting that a major disaster was “narrowly avoided”.
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The reading of the call comes after Crow sent a letter to McCarthy on Saturday requesting an instruction to members of the House Armed Services Committee detailing the DOD and National Guard responses to the attack and their preparation for the president-elect’s inauguration ceremony. Joe Biden on January 20.
McCarthy indicated in the call that the DOD is “aware of other possible threats posed by potential terrorists in the days up to and including Induction Day” and that the agency is working with local and federal authorities.
In addition, Crow requested a review of the troops to ensure that members assigned to the inauguration are not “sympathetic to domestic terrorists”.
McCarthy agreed to take additional steps and noted that he is willing to testify publicly about the Capitol riot and security preparations for the inauguration.
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The Justice Department charged two more men on Sunday in connection with the Capitol riot.
Larry Rendell Brock, of Texas, faces a charge of intentionally entering or staying in any building or restricted area without legal authority, and a charge of violent entry and disorderly conduct in Capitol areas.
The other man, Eric Gavelek Munchel, of Tennessee, was charged with a charge of intentionally entering or staying in any restricted building for reasons without legal authority, and a charge of violent entry and disorderly conduct in Capitol areas.
The DOJ charged more than a dozen people in Wednesday’s riot, while dozens more were charged at the Superior Court in Washington, DC, with illegal entry, curfew violations and firearm-related crimes.
Bradford Betz of Fox News contributed to this report