Part of his defense is that his orders are “trickle down” (my words) from the President.
If he’s obeying some, then he’s filtering which ones are “trickling down” to him.
It’ll be interesting to see which of the charges they’re going to find him guilty of.
...also, a hallway conversation heard third party around the corner is hardly a threat.
He should be more “threatened” by the dishonorable discharge he’s going to get.