Secret Service Agent Leaks Sensitive Information About US Vice President's Security

 

According to a newly surfaced video clip, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) focused on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rejection of an offer to deploy thousands of National Guard troops ahead of a speech by then-President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, during Kash Patel's confirmation hearings to become the next FBI director.

As the Legal Insurrection site noted, during the riot that day at the US Capitol, Patel was serving as chief of staff to then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller. In this role, Patel had direct access and knowledge of the security arrangements of the government at the time.

At one point during Patel's confirmation hearing, Cruz asked him what he was doing during the riot.

“On that day, specifically, responding, preparing to mobilize and employ the National Guard once we received the legal request from the local governing authority, which was the mayor of DC and the speaker of the House,” Patel responded.