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56 Okay. And so in that quote: The President had asked the Defense Department to deploy National Guard troops to protect the rally.

Can you explain what you meant by that?

No, no, that was what I was told. That's not what I understood on the 6th of January because that's -- subsequent to, following 6 January, that's what I understand was being said from people I had talked to about that.

What I had heard on the January 6th about the National Guard, because the first time I heard about the National Guard being deployed is when, I said earlier, is when Chief of Staff Mark Meadows had come out and looked at me and said, "Where's the Guard," and I had no idea what he was talking about.

Okay. So, aside from the National Guard, were you aware of any other Department of Defense troops, for lack of a better term, or personnel that were going to be needed for January 6th?

On the day of 6 January?

Any time before January 6th.

No, not at all.

Okay. How about the morning of January 6th? Were you aware of any --

No, again, like I said, when I came in, it was just another rally.

What about law enforcement, like FBI agents or local police? Were you aware of any need to have them on standby at the Capitol before January 6th?

No, not before.

Okay. So, when did you first learn about the need for additional law enforcement?

The day of 6 January when we realized, when I think what was -- we all kind of saw what was happening. And that was the first time in my life I realized that I think