Senate sergeant at arms during Capitol
riot dies
Washington Examiner,
by
Ryan King
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
6/27/2022 9:21:27 PM
Michael Stenger, the Senate sergeant at arms who oversaw security in the upper chamber during the Capitol riot, died Monday morning, according to multiple reports.
The cause of his death is not immediately clear. Stenger held the post from 2018 to 2021 and stepped down the day after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
"There is an opportunity to learn lessons from the events of January 6th. Investigations should be considered as to funding and travel of what appears to be professional agitators. First Amendment rights should always be considered in conjunction with professional investigations," he said in an opening statement before a Senate committee last year.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 6/27/2022 9:26:36 PM (No. 1199026)
It happens, Ryan. By the way, it wasn't a "riot", pal. It was organized by the fbi and Nanie herself.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Readaholic 6/27/2022 9:27:58 PM (No. 1199028)
Maybe he was on the verge of speaking truth to power.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
earlybird 6/27/2022 9:50:17 PM (No. 1199048)
Ultimately, it took over four hours for the National Guard to arrive on the scene that day, and some have questioned whether Stenger and his onetime House counterpart, Paul Irving, could have called for backup sooner, WUSA9 reported.
Pelosi had turned down President Trump’s offer of Natiional Guard troops because of the “optics”.
And Stenger took the fall.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
john56 6/27/2022 9:55:14 PM (No. 1199053)
Rest in peace.
And the J6 Committee will add his death to the list of "cops who died" on J6.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Thos Weatherby 6/27/2022 10:03:11 PM (No. 1199062)
Could this be the first Pelosicide?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
ladycatnip 6/27/2022 10:15:43 PM (No. 1199074)
How convenient.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DVC 6/27/2022 10:24:01 PM (No. 1199082)
Must have been wavering on telling the truth, so needed to be permanently silenced.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
MickTurn 6/27/2022 10:34:55 PM (No. 1199105)
I'd say he was Arkancided as he likely was going to spill the Truth!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Sandpiper 6/27/2022 10:38:32 PM (No. 1199109)
How sad. My first thought was he knew too much.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
jasmine 6/27/2022 11:19:35 PM (No. 1199136)
FTA: Ultimately, it took over four hours for the National Guard to arrive on the scene that day, and some have questioned whether Stenger and his onetime House counterpart, Paul Irving, could have called for backup sooner, WUSA9 reported.
Steven Sund, former Capitol Police Chief who resigned after January 6, immediately wrote a letter to Congressional leaders providing a timeline of his repeated requests for the National Guard to be deployed. Telephone records confirmed his account of when and to whom he made those calls.
https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/02/Letter_to_Congressional_leaders_02012021.pdf
From that letter, it appears that even after Sund's desperate pleas for help, there were multiple factors and people slowing down approval, not just the House and Senate sergeants at arms. From page 6 of Sund's letter to Congressional leaders:
At approximately 2:28 p.m., I learned that in order to get authorization for National Guard
support, the Pentagon needed to approve the request. I was therefore asked to participate in a
conference call with Dr. Chris Rodriguez, D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Agency; Chief Robert Contee, Metropolitan Police; General William Walker, D.C. National
Guard; and Lt. General Walter Piatt, the Director of Army Staff. During the call I again made an
urgent request for immediate National Guard support. I explained that the National Guard was
needed to shore up our perimeter to help secure the Capitol. Lt. General Walter Piatt stated, "I
don't like the visual of the National Guard standing a line with the Capitol in the background. I
would much rather prefer to relieve USCP officers from other posts so they can handle the
protestors." I urgently advised that this was not an option and that I did not have officers to swap
with National Guard and that I needed assistance immediately. Lt. General Piatt stated that he was
preparing to brief the Secretary of the Army and that his recommendation would be not to support
the request. Chief Contee then stated, "So you are denying the request from the Capitol
Police." Chief Contee then asked me, "Steve, are you requesting National Guard assistance?" to
which I stated, "Yes, I need immediate assistance with National Guard at the Capitol, I do not have
the option to swap out officers on check points." Lt. General Piatt then indicated that he was going
to run the request up the chain of command at the Pentagon.
Almost two hours later, by 4:00 p.m., we had still not received authorization from the
Pentagon to activate the National Guard. Mr. Stenger offered to have Senator McConnell call the
Secretary of the Army to expedite the request. I concurred that this would be a good idea. I
followed up approximately 20 minutes later to check on the call and express the need for leadership.
Here is the link again:
https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/02/Letter_to_Congressional_leaders_02012021.pdf
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
jasmine 6/27/2022 11:22:56 PM (No. 1199140)
Correction: Letter is dated February 1, 2021.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
jalo1951 6/27/2022 11:43:13 PM (No. 1199158)
Somehow they will blame Trump.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
JimBob 6/27/2022 11:53:15 PM (No. 1199166)
Thanks Jasmine (#10)
Sounds like "Bureaucrats Inaction". (as opposed to "Bureaucrats In Action")
This man's death sounds awfully convenient for Pelosi & Co., tying up some loose ends.
I wonder.....
Did the HildeBeast share her speed-dial number for the Arkancide boys?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
danu 6/28/2022 2:21:24 AM (No. 1199244)
covid? perhaps? what happened to those antibodies trump bought up for the states ==to care for their difficult cases?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
5 handicap 6/28/2022 6:12:21 AM (No. 1199324)
Anyone upset another commie POS is dead?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
billa57 6/28/2022 6:25:10 AM (No. 1199335)
He has been "Jack Ruby'ed"
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
crashnburn 6/28/2022 9:37:34 AM (No. 1199550)
Dead men tell no tales.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
ldb51 6/28/2022 1:37:11 PM (No. 1199781)
#5: Not likely the first. She's been there a long time.
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