Milley not responding to questions aboutTrump

 Washington Examiner:

Gen. Mark Milley has been accused of dodging questions on allegations he kept information from President Donald Trump and undermined him while he was in office.

Milley has ignored calls from Republicans to clarify comments attributed to him in Watergate reporter Bob Woodward's book Peril, in which it is claimed he did not tell Trump about a crucial call with a top Chinese official.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) have accused Milley of continuing to dodge giving answers about his discussions with Chinese General Li Zuocheng, despite admitting he spoke to Woodward about the calls for the 2021 book.

The book's description of the calls made waves last year, with Republicans charging that Milley was usurping the chain of command by telling the Chinese general he would warn China about any possible military strike ordered by Trump.

Banks and Grassley claim Milley continues to insist he has not read the book despite promising to read it and give answers on it back in September.

"Sidestepping the President and violating the Chain of Command is a grave crime. According to Bob Woodward’s book Peril, General Mark Milley directed senior military officers not to follow the president’s orders, unless General Milley approved them first," Banks said in a House floor speech last week. "I am calling on General Milley to set the record straight. General Milley is accused of secretly seizing the president’s military powers. ... If he is innocent, he has a duty to say so.”

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This is not the only recent story of insubordination by Trump advisors.  The team advising Trump on the Covid pandemic also has said they withheld information from him. 

See, also:

 Former Trump COVID Honcho Birx Admits to Deceiving the White House and Just Making Stuff up to Push Her Personal Agenda

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