During a recent podcast with Joe Rogan, FBI Director Kash Patel discussed the legal prerequisites for deploying the National Guard, emphasizing that the president must receive consent from state governors and local mayors. He referenced claims made by Trump regarding preparedness for January 6th, which were contradicted by former officials. Patel indicated that there was no standing order for military presence on that date. The recent deployment of the California National Guard by Trump without gubernatorial consent has led to legal confrontations, illustrating the ongoing tensions regarding federal authority and state rights.
We went to them days before January 6th. We went to Bowser, we went to Pelosi. They said no in writing. We were excoriated for it.
The reason that's important is because we can't uniformly deploy military in the United States. That's what the National Guard's for.
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