Absolute and Unmitigated Liars
Army General Charles Flynn and Lt. General Walter Piatt are accused of lying to Congress about the long delay in sending the National Guard to protect the Capitol on January 6.
In a detailed 36-page memo, Col. Earl Matthews accuses the Pentagon Inspector General of trying to cover up the Army’s attempt to rewrite history and deflect responsibility for their delayed response to the January 6 Insurrection. Matthews calls out Gen. Charles Flynn and Lt. Gen. Walter Piatt as “absolute and unmitigated liars.”
The U.S. Capitol is seen as National Guard secure the the grounds on February 08, 2021. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
By Betsy Woodruff Swan and Meredith McGraw
Former DC National Guard official Col. Matthews accuses two Army generals of lying to Congress. Matthews says the Army's report on their delayed response to the Capitol riot was revisionist and was “worthy of the best Stalinist or North Korea propagandist.”
A former D.C. National Guard official has accused two Army generals of lying under oath in congressional testimony about the military's response to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.