ICYMI: Milley still hasn't responded to Banks, Grassley letter with
questions on 'commitment to civilian control'
Joint
Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley still has not responded to an April letter
from Republican Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and his House colleague
Republican Study Committee chairman Jim Banks of
Indiana regarding his recent alleged statements from a 2021 book, the lawmakers
say.
…
"Some
raise questions about your commitment to civilian control of the military, the
statutory chain of command, and the command authority of the Commander-in-Chief
and the President of the United States," the Republicans wrote.
…
Banks
and Grassley both took to their respective chamber floors Thursday regarding
the letter, with Banks calling "sidestepping" the commander-in-chief
"a grave crime."
…
NOTE:
Full text of Grassley’s and Banks’ April letter to Milley can be found HERE.
Watch the speeches delivered by Grassley and Banks on the Senate and House
floors on this topic HERE.
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