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President Trump's first witness, Kashyap Patel, was called to testify. He confirmed that no senior DOJ leader stated they needed more authorization from the president to deploy National Guard troops on January 6th. The reason for not having 10,000 troops guarding the Capitol was due to the need for authorization from the commander in chief and the local governing body, including the mayor and the heads of the Capitol Police. Patel's testimony was not made public, despite his request for a public hearing. The committee refused to release his transcript until the last moment. Patel believes his testimony is a key reason why President Trump was not indicted for insurrection.
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Speaker 0: I think we were gonna start with, president Trump. Are they ready to call their 1st witness?
Speaker 1: Yes. We would call Kashyap Patel. To your knowledge, did any senior DOJ leader ever state words or substance that they felt they needed more different authorization from president before they could deploy National Guard troops to keep the peace on January 6th? No. So why didn't we have 10,000 National Guard troops suited up and armed guarding the capital in the morning of January
Speaker 2: this There's a multitude of reasons. But namely, step 1 was a commander in chief's authorization, which we had. Step 2 was a did Quest by the governing body, the local governing body. It's the mayor since it's Washington DC and or the heads of the Capitol Police
Speaker 3: this bureau
Speaker 1: and Mr. Patel, I would ask you if you recognize this letter.
Speaker 2: I do. It's the letter I referenced from Mayor Bowser, I believe, on January 5th to the Department of defense where she specifically stated we would not be requesting any additional National Guards men and women. And that was her letter to us. Did That was the declination of a request, and so we were on standby.
Speaker 1: Did you testify before the January 6th select committee? I did. Were you questioned in a public hearing?
Speaker 2: No. They declined my request for a public hearing.
Speaker 1: Was your testimony public when given? No. Did you tell them what you told us today about the president and the deployment of National Guard troops?
Speaker 2: I believe so.
Speaker 1: Did the committee ever call you to testify about those issues in public session?
Speaker 0: No. Some of the senior officials, people like Kash Patel, apparently, not available.
Speaker 2: We felt it appropriate that the transcript should be made public At some point, and after months long negotiations, they refused to do so and published their final report. And to my memory, it had been excluded. I think on the Eve of the dissolution of the committee, my transcript was the last one released.
Speaker 1: I have no further questions, sir. Prisar, thank you very much.
Speaker 3: You called their bluff. And what's shocking to me, because I didn't even really understand this, is that did You gave this testimony. Liz Cheney and and and Kinzinger and you guys, he gave this testimony essentially to j six, and they buried it.
Speaker 1: Did Some
Speaker 0: of the senior officials, people like Kash Patel, apparently, not available.
Speaker 3: Did Point blank. Is your testimony basically one of the key reasons that Jack Smith if Can't and won't indict president Trump for insurrection?
Speaker 2: You know, I believe so. It's the truth. If if they could've if anyone could've charged president Trump with did Special counsel Jack Smith would have done it.