Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday approved 100 National Guard members to be deployed to assist Capitol Police during Saturday’s rally in Washington D.C. to raise awareness about the alleged treatment of some who were arrested after the Jan. 6 breach.
Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Chris Mitchell said Friday that the Guard members will be deployed from the D.C. National Guard and will be “stationed at the D.C. Armory as a Physical Security Task Force to augment law enforcement for the September 18th demonstration on Capitol Hill.”
