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Grassley and Banks to Milley: ‘Honor Your Word’ and Stop Dodging Questions on Woodward Book Claims
Breitbart ^ | 16 Jul 2022 | KRISTINA WONG

Posted on 07/16/2022 8:51:56 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) called on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to honor his word and stop dodging questions about allegations in Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s book Peril that he usurped President Donald Trump’s power as commander in chief after the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, in violation of the law.

Grassley and Banks both spoke Thursday on the floors of the Senate and House respectively to remind Milley he told members of Congress he would review the allegations in the book and get back to them to say if they are true. Despite repeated requests, he has still not said if they are true.

“Milley allegedly placed military hands — his hands — on controls that belonged exclusively to the president. According to Peril, [he] summoned senior operation officers in the military command center to his office,” Grassley said, adding, “He had them take ‘an oath’ not to ‘act’ on the president’s orders without checking with him first,” Grassley said.

He continued:

These brazen words and actions, if accurate, strike at the heart of our democracy — civilian control of the military. They turn this guiding rule upside down and show utter contempt for the commander-in-chief coming from the nation’s top general. They are dangerous and contrary to military code 10 US Code 888.

Grassley said Milley assured him in a letter that his actions were on the “up and up” and promised to read the book and report back to Congress. He said he joined Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in a letter pushing for a straight answer. “Nine months later, he’s still dodging the question with the same lame excuse,” Grassley said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: bobwoodward; breitbart; chuckgrassley; gettherope; grassley; hunterbiden; indiana; iowa; january6th; jimbanks; kristinawong; markmilley; marshablackburn; pages; peril; robertcosta; tennessee; traitor; treason
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1 posted on 07/16/2022 8:51:56 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

The problem I see is that the author used “honor” and “General Miley” in the same sentence.


2 posted on 07/16/2022 9:01:16 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: SoConPubbie

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3 posted on 07/16/2022 9:11:44 AM PDT by sauropod (Unbelief has nothing to say. Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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To: SoConPubbie

SMDH

MUTINY milley went on national MSM shortly thereafter and outright admitted it.

Just use THAT public documentary national unsolicited confession

and try him under the U.C.M.J. ,

or federal court

for MUTINY ,
sedition
and treason already.

More talk and less walk D.C.

Sheesh.


4 posted on 07/16/2022 9:15:03 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: SoConPubbie

Sternly Worded Letter


5 posted on 07/16/2022 9:22:27 AM PDT by Pollard (If there's a question mark in the headline, the answer should always be No.)
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To: SoConPubbie

It was a coup. Trump was deposed January 6th. Trump was prevented from going to the Capitol by security forces (according to plotters) he was cut off from mass communications including Facebook, Twitter, and news networks. Two divisions worth of soldiers were flooded into DC on someone else’s orders. Milley said he was coordinating with Pelosi and was in secret contact with our biggest enemy China.

That’s an overthrow of the government.
He’s a damned traitor.


6 posted on 07/16/2022 9:26:25 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: SoConPubbie

A guy can have all kinds of badges and still be a moral coward.


7 posted on 07/16/2022 9:30:15 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: DesertRhino

Looks that way. It also appears they got away with it.


8 posted on 07/16/2022 9:32:24 AM PDT by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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To: SoConPubbie

I think insults like this should trigger a Chuck Grassley letter to the president.


9 posted on 07/16/2022 9:32:36 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: bk1000

So there was a coup...by the left.


10 posted on 07/16/2022 9:32:58 AM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: JonPreston

I think insults like this should trigger a Chuck Grassley letter to the president.


Geezus, one bumbling idiot past his expiration date to another?


11 posted on 07/16/2022 9:35:38 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: DesertRhino

I support your comment😎


12 posted on 07/16/2022 9:37:25 AM PDT by thesligoduffyflynns ( When you are going through hell keep going)
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To: thesligoduffyflynns

If the same happened in South America everyone would see it for what it is.


13 posted on 07/16/2022 9:50:01 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: SoConPubbie

Great article, Thanks for posting!


14 posted on 07/16/2022 9:52:15 AM PDT by matthew fuller (Murrill McLean Award, for cowardice by a Policeman, shooting of 12 lb. Mini-Dachshund. Danville, VA)
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To: SoConPubbie

Well, the fools who took his oath, rather than arrest him, are just as guilty.


15 posted on 07/16/2022 10:17:39 AM PDT by odawg ( )
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To: matthew fuller

Your Welcome!


16 posted on 07/16/2022 10:26:58 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: DesertRhino

we do see it for what it was, T$ won the election in 2020 and everyone capable of thought knows it


17 posted on 07/16/2022 10:42:50 AM PDT by Jeff Vader ( )
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To: SoConPubbie

Milley’s actions must be formally investigated. There were senior officers present at his meeting to discuss the protocol for releasing nuclear weapons. These officers should be deposed, as well as any others that might have been privy to the China phone call. IMO, Milley’s actions must be examined in court. Anything less poses a threat to civilian control of the military and further encourages using it for political purposes.


18 posted on 07/16/2022 11:08:17 AM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground. - Mencken)
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To: PerConPat

https://www.duffelblog.com › p › mark-milley-arrested-buying-pistols-atf-agent
Army Chief of Staff arrested buying $17 million worth of pistols from ...
Apr 28, 2016 RICHMOND, Va. - The Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has confirmed that the agency arrested Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley after he reportedly tried to purchase more than $17 million worth of Glock pistols from undercover ATF agents disguised as Cabela’s employees.


19 posted on 07/16/2022 12:17:14 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: SoConPubbie

Rope.


20 posted on 07/16/2022 12:26:08 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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