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Colonel says Army punished him for claiming generals lied about Jan. 6
Jan. 3, 2024 at 6:19 pm Updated Jan. 3, 2024
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/colonel-says-army-punished-him-for-claiming-generals-lied-about-jan-6/
Army officer alleges reprisal for his account of Capitol riot response
Earl Matthews, a key figure in the Jan. 6 investigation, claims that, despite his qualifications for promotion, the Army has blocked his advancement.
By Dan Lamothe January 4, 2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/01/04/january-6-army-reprisal-claim/
Former D.C. Guard official accuses Army generals of lying to Congress about Jan. 6 response
In a 36-page memo, Col. Earl Matthews called the generals "absolute and unmitigated liars" for how they characterized events.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/former-d-c-guard-official-accuses-army-generals-lying-about-n1285423
Former Guard Official Says Army Retaliated for His Account
Jan 3, 2024 — A former top lawyer for the D.C. National Guard … Charles Flynn of being “absolute and unmitigated liars” in their testimony before Congress
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/us/politics/jan-6-national-guard-whistleblower-complaint.html
Army Officer Alleges Retaliation over Testimony on Slow National Guard Response to Jan. 6
A colonel who was the top lawyer for the D.C. National Guard during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is accusing Army officials of retaliating against him for disputing two generals' account of why the National Guard was slow to deploy during the attack on the Capitol.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/04/army-officer-alleges-retaliation-over-testimony-slow-national-guard-response-jan-6.html
Ex-National Guard official says Army generals lied to Congress, alleging cover-up of decision to withhold troops from the Capitol on January 6
https://www.businessinsider.com/former-dc-guard-official-accuse-generals-lying-congress-january-6-2021-12
Former DC National Guard official accuses generals of lying about Capitol riot
In the memo, Matthews called Gen. Charles Flynn and Lt. Gen. Walter Piatt, director of Army staff, “absolute and unmitigated liars” for their recollections of the Capitol riot.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/584478-former-dc-national-guard-official-accuses-generals-of-lying-about-capitol-riot/
‘This call never happened’: Ex-D.C. Guard leaders push back as internal Army report on Jan. 6 emerges
The report’s narrative is surfacing days after POLITICO first revealed a memo from a former top Guard official accusing two generals of lying to Congress.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/09/guard-leaders-push-back-army-january-6-report-523995
''In early December 2021, Colonel Earl G. Matthews, a Trump appointee, released a rebuttal to the DoDIG report that accused LTG Piatt of making willful distortions of the events of January 6, describing Piatt and General Charles A. Flynn as "absolute and unmitigated liars" and of giving "perjured testimony before Congress."[18]
Fallout
Piatt was once the leading candidate to take over as the commanding general of United States Army Futures Command, and appointment to the rank of general.[19] He had received the recommendation from several top defense officials. However, he was rejected by President Biden[20] due to his handling of National Guard deployment during the January 6 attacks on the Capitol.[19][20] ''
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_E._Piatt
Jan 6 committee allegedly suppressed testimony showing Trump admin pushed for National Guard presence: report
Former Rep Liz Cheney's spokesperson says report 'flatly false'
By Emma Colton Fox NewsPublished March 10, 2024 1:43pm EDT
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jan-6-committee-allegedly-suppressed-testimony-showing-trump-admin-pushed-national-guard-presence-report