“General Milley appears to have made no commitments. Short of the cabinet invoking the 25th Amendment or removing Mr. Trump through impeachment in the House and conviction in the Senate, it is unconstitutional to defy legal orders from the commander in chief.”
https://twitter.com/EricSchmittNYT/status/1347924661045223429
Col. Dave Butler, a spokesman for General Milley, confirmed that the phone call with the speaker had taken place but described it as informational. “He answered her questions regarding the process of nuclear command authority,” he said.
“some Defense Department officials clearly resented being asked to act outside of the legal authority of the 25th Amendment... trying to get the Pentagon to do the work of Congress and cabinet secretaries, who have legal options to remove a president...
“While military officials can refuse to carry out orders they view as illegal—or slow the process by sending those orders for careful legal review—they cannot remove the president from the chain of command. That would amount to a military coup”
“two former...officials...said that they had seen signs that Trump’s aides were...not raising issues [with him] that could prompt him to move toward military action. The...issue that has worried officials the most is Iran’s announcement that it has begun enriching uranium to 20%”
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