Former Pentagon Official Backs Off Claim Trump Incited Jan. 6 Capitol Storming

Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller testifies remotely during a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 12, 2021. Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP

Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller told members of Congress on Wednesday that he has reassessed his earlier claim that former President Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

“I think now I would say that that is not the unitary factor at all. I would like to offer—I’ve reassessed. It’s not the unitary factor at all. It seems clear there was an organized conspiracy with assault elements in place,” Miller told a House panel in Washington.