Meadows says the National Guard will protect pro-Trump people on January 6
Reporting and findings
- documented
Meadows told Roger Stone associate Michael Glassner that the National Guard would be present to 'protect pro Trump people' and that more would be available on standby. The January 6 committee found no evidence Trump ordered 10,000 or 20,000 Guard troops for the Capitol. The message documents Meadows' framing; it is not proof of a Guard deployment order.
- United States Government Publishing Office: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolChapter 6, security planning and footnotes around page 536: Meadows message and absence of a 10,000-troop order
- Associated Press: House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt in Jan. 6 probeCommittee description of Meadows' email that Guard personnel would protect pro-Trump people and remain on standby
Summary and current status
His message described Guard deployment around supporter protection rather than a presidential order to secure the Capitol.
Committee found no Trump order to deploy 10,000 Guard troops
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump network root
- Mark MeadowsTrump White House chief of staff
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpWhite House chief of staffMark Meadows