Former DC National Guard Lawyer Accuses Army Officials of Retaliation for Exposing Pro-Trump Generals’ Role in Capitol Attack
Washington, D.C. – The former top lawyer for the D.C. National Guard, Colonel Earl Matthews, has accused Army officials of retaliation for uncovering the involvement of pro-Trump generals in the stand down of National Guard troops during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Matthews made these accusations in an interview published in the New York Times on January 3. The colonel filed a 37-page whistleblower reprisal complaint with the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General on October 20, 2023, which was publicly released last week. In the complaint, Matthews alleges that … Read more