Who Knew Antifa Was Dressing Up As Government Officials?

Stunning-> DC's National Guard Commander told members of Congress that he had the authority to mobilize troops to respond to a civil disturbance... until the guidance changed the day before the insurrection.
via/ @OrenCNN @ZcohenCNN & @ellieckaufman https://t.co/DnRfYb6wwC

— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) March 3, 2021

 The commanding general of the Washington, DC, National Guard testified Wednesday that he did not need authorization from Pentagon leaders before deploying troops in response to protests at the nation's capital last summer but that changed in the days before the January 6 insurrection.

The shift in guidance, according to DC National Guard Commanding Maj. Gen. William Walker, was communicated in a January 5 memo that stated he was required to seek approval from the Secretary of the Army and Defense before preparing troops to respond to a civil disturbance.

"It required me to seek authorization from the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Defense to essentially protect my guardsmen," he told senators during a hearing on security failures related to the Capitol building attack.

Oh, that's not all:

Former President Trump's Defense Department did not approve the D.C. National Guard's request to intervene in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol for several hours after the initial request was made, the commanding general testified.

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— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) March 3, 2021

I mean, what other explanation could there be?