- House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith says Defense Secretary Esper blew off requests for info about the military's role in the response to DC protests. https://armedservices.house.gov/_cache/files/f/2/f2c8cc6e-4348-4de0-a9e5-f45367474b2e/0c419c3ba406745f6167bf3372b36122.20200610-smith-letter-to-sec-def-follow-up-to-june-3-letter-vfinal.pdf 4 comments politics