At least 25 domestic terrorism cases have been opened as a result of the assault on the Capitol by Trump supporters, according to the summary released Sunday of a call between Army Secretary and Representative Jason Crow, D-Colo.
The call with Crow and Ryan McCarthy provides additional insight into the Department of Defense and the reactions of the national guard to the January 6 riot at the Capitol.
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According to McCarthy, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller approved 340 DC National Guard staff members in non-tactical traffic control equipment, at the prior request of Mayor Muriel Bowser.
McCarthy said law enforcers and the DOD are preparing for a rally similar to rallies on Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 and to “small, diverse violent incidents” such as stabbings or fist fights, similar to previous rallies.
McCarthy also said that the U.S. Capitol Police did not request support from the DOD, and that the agency made several attempts to provide National Guard resources to DC Metropolitan Police and the USCP, but it was denied.
“Due to the lack of additional requirements by local authorities, the DC Guard was not prepared for other contingencies,” McCarthy said.
Representatives of the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately return Fox News’ requests for comment.
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When the DOD saw the size of the rally outside the White House, he realized that it was larger than previous meetings.
Bowser and USCP chief Steven Sund, who will resign on January 16, sent a request for reinforcements between 13.34 and 13.49, but ‘could not determine what resources are needed and in what places due to chaos,’ McCarthy said .
After calls with Bowser and Sund, McCarthy and Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley determined a full mobilization of the guard from DC and other states.
McCarthy said once acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller]approved the deployment of the guard, they were deployed to the Capitol “where they focused on creating a security perimeter and cleaning the overhanging buildings.”
McCarthy noted that delays in the deployment of Maryland Guard assets were not due to political interference, but to “the lack of a premeditated requirement by the Pentagon due to inadequate reporting on threats by law enforcement.”
Following the attack, McCarthy said authorities at the scene recovered long guns, Molotov cocktails, explosives and zippers, indicating that a major disaster was “narrowly prevented.”
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The reading of the call comes after Crow sent a letter to McCarthy on Saturday asking for an information session for members of the armed services committee, outlining the reactions of the DOD and the national guard to the attack and their preparation for Election President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony on January 20th.
McCarthy indicated during the call that the DOD was “aware of further possible threats by prospective terrorists in the days leading up to Inauguration Day” and that the agency is cooperating with local and federal law enforcement.
In addition, Crow requested a review of the troops to ensure that members deployed after the inauguration are not ‘sympathetic to domestic terrorists’.
McCarthy agreed to take additional measures and noted that he was prepared to testify publicly about the riots and security preparations for the inauguration in Capitol.
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The Justice Department on Sunday charged two more men in connection with the riot at the Capitol.
Larry Rendell Brock, of Texas, is facing one case of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or site without legal authorization, and one violent trespassing and disorderly conduct on Capitol terrain.
The other man, Eric Gavelek Munchel, of Tennessee, was charged with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building without lawful authority, and one of violent trespassing and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
The DOJ has charged more than a dozen people with Wednesday’s riot, while dozens more have been charged in the Superior Court in Washington, DC, with unlawful entry, violation of the curfew and firearm-related crimes.
Foxford’s Bradford Betz contributed to this report