General Mark Milley Was Prepared to Stop Trump's Attempted Coup/Unlawful Efforts to Retain Power

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🗓️ 16 July 2021

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In the new book by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, "I Alone Can Fix It", the authors reveal that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Mark Milley put plans in place to defeat any attempt by Donald Trump to unlawfully retain power after losing the presidential election. All military members are taught that lawful orders must be obeyed and unlawful orders must be disobeyed. Gen. Milley was honoring his oath of office and allegiance to the Constitution by preparing to defeat any attempt at an illegal coup. Here is a discussion of the importance of our government officials being guided by their responsibility to the Constitution, particularly as Trump and many Republicans continue to push The Big Lie on the American people. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkirschner/ Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" can be downloaded where you get your podcasts. Follow me on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirschner2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	So, we just learned that our military leaders were prepared to stop a Donald Trump-led coup.
0:11.3	And that is, as it should be, because justice matters.
0:30.9	Hey, all. Glenn Kirschner here. So, we just learned that our military leadership
0:38.8	was prepared to stop Donald Trump from attempting a coup.
0:45.4	Prepared to stop Donald Trump from attempting to seize or retain power unlawfully after he lost
0:54.5	the election. Here's the headline today from CNN, quote,
1:02.8	they're not going to effing, succeed, close quote. Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup
1:11.7	after election, according to a new book. And here's how that article begins.
1:18.8	The top U.S. military officer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Mark Milley,
1:24.8	was so shaken that then President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt a coup or take
1:31.5	other dangerous or illegal measures after the November election that Milley and other top officials
1:38.5	informally planned for different ways to stop Trump. And here's an excerpt from the new book
1:48.7	titled, I Alone Can Fix It. Quote, if someone wanted to seize control, General Milley thought,
1:58.6	they would need to gain sway over the FBI, the CIA, and the Defense Department, where Trump had
2:06.2	already installed staunch allies. Quote, they may try, but they are not going to effing, succeed,
2:17.1	close quote. General Milley told some of his closest deputies.
2:24.4	Now folks, I just want to say two things about this. First of all, I was active duty army for six
2:31.7	and a half years before joining the Department of Justice. And there is something that is drilled
2:38.4	into the head of every military member. And that is we are obligated to obey lawful orders,
2:47.6	but we are equally obligated to disobey unlawful orders. And General Milley understood that and he
3:00.0	was prepared to disobey unlawful orders from Donald Trump. He was prepared to fight Donald Trump's
3:09.9	efforts to unlawfully retain power after losing the election. You know, Donald Trump may have thought
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