In order to watch things up close, I sought and secured a front-row seat to what was happening inside the Department of Defense, the only institution with the reach and the tools—2.1 million troops and weapons of every shape and size—to counter any moves to forestall or reverse the democratic process. I came away both relieved and deeply concerned by what I witnessed.
Continuous, real-time access to a Trump cabinet member—especially during that tumultuous period—was rare. But on January 4, two days before the bloody assault on the U.S. Capitol, I made an overture to Pentagon officials. Could I spend the remaining days of the Trump administration embedded with Miller? I also requested face time with his two closest aides, who were known throughout Washington as staunch Trump loyalists, highly critical of the so-called deep state: Kashyap “Kash” Patel, Miller’s 40-year-old chief of staff, who’d been an aide to Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), another Trump acolyte, and Ezra Cohen, 34, the under secretary of defense for intelligence (USDI), who came aboard on National Security Adviser Mike Flynn’s watch and was later fired by NSC chief H.R. McMaster.
Miller agreed, and I raced to Washington for COVID testing so I could join his entourage.
why would the secretary of defense agree to let a reporter embed with him + grant interview time with Kash and ECW?
why would the secretary of defense agree to let a reporter embed with him + grant interview time with Kash and ECW?
what about the timing? 2 days before the capitol events. 1 day after the letter from former SecDefs "warning of a potential military coup" went public (https://web.archive.org/web/20210106213031/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/10-former-defense-secretaries-military-peaceful-transfer-of-power/2021/01/03/2a23d52e-4c4d-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html)
definitely read this article and the quotes, but don't take everything at face value. use discernment and logical thinking.
could this have been a disinformation operation?
bear in mind that miller has background in Special Operations and Irregular Warfare, denied many intel briefings to the Biden transition team etc.