In Milley’s own words: The most striking moments from his Jan. 6 interview – By Lara Seligman (Politico) / Jan 4, 2023
The Joint Chiefs chair told investigators he was worried that America’s enemies saw an opening based on the chaos at the Capitol.
The military’s top general was so alarmed by the events of Jan. 6 that he ordered his staff to immediately start collecting “boatloads” of relevant documents for future investigations — even classifying some so that only certain people could see them.
“I knew the significance, and I asked my staff, freeze all your records,” Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley told members of the Jan. 6 committee.
The general said he went to extraordinary lengths to classify the documents “at a pretty high level” to ensure that only those “who appropriately needed to see it” could access it.
The revelation was one of many that Milley made during a Nov. 17, 2021, interview with committee members.
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