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‘You’re Ridiculous!’: Lawmakers Shred Defense Secretary for Jan. 6 About-Face

‘CHANGE OF HEART’

Chris Miller, the acting defense secretary on the day of the Capitol riot, tried to walk back his claim that Trump incited the mob.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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