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Speaker 1: according to a new book. Now, this book, periled by

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Speaker 1: Bob Woodward and Robert cost Up, accuses Millie saying that

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Speaker 1: a secret meeting on January the eighth was senior military

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Speaker 1: officials to deal with Donald Trump. Now, this is a

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Speaker 1: in real time while he was president. During that meeting,

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Speaker 1: Milly instructed senior military officials in charge of the National

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Speaker 1: hear from one US senator about this story, and also

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Speaker 1: Bill Haggarty with us who actually questioned Anthony B. Lincoln

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Speaker 1: and get his reaction to the shocking news. I'm telling

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Speaker 1: you now, quote unquote back to the book. No matter

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Speaker 1: what you are told, you do the procedure, Millie demanded

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Speaker 1: Costa wrote. The book also revealed that Millie had two

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Speaker 1: back channel phone calls, which now been called treason US,

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Speaker 1: This is my point is Millie was undermining Trump long

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Speaker 1: four days before the twenty twenty presidential election, Milly assured

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Speaker 1: said We're not going to attack or conduct any kinetic

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Speaker 1: of time. It's not going to be a surprise. These

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Speaker 1: the media right now that it's saying that this isn't true.

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Speaker 1: the Washington Post top General was so fearful Trump might

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Speaker 1: New book says twice. In the final months of Trump administration,

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Speaker 1: the Post writes, the country's top military officer was so fearful,

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Speaker 1: US General Mark Millie, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs

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Speaker 1: At the times are the Post, I should say, Washington

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Speaker 1: But here's a situation where clearly the Secretary of State,

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Speaker 1: He basically had taken over in essence with those conversations

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Speaker 1: Woodward and the others that work with his books, usually

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Speaker 1: careful about how I answered this been you know, I'm

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Speaker 1: how that's been abused time and time again here. But

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Speaker 1: chain of command. The German joint chiefs should know that.

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Speaker 1: And if he actually made this, you know, this incredible

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Speaker 1: I think this is going to be front and center

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Speaker 1: the Joint two Staff working to subvert the military chain

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Speaker 1: So if again he should be I think you guys

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Speaker 1: obviously have to investigate this. Yes, yes, but I think

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Speaker 1: it's a huge concern for all of us just to

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Speaker 1: to say the least, And there's going to be accountability.

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Speaker 1: I can assure you, Senator, I appreciate you talking with

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Speaker 1: especially Secretary b Lincoln, for these just flat out falsehoods.

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Speaker 1: He's telling that there was no plan and going for

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Speaker 1: this arbitrary date. We appreciate your time. Thanks so much.

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Speaker 1: Thank you Ben. Always great to be with you. Thanks

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Speaker 1: talk to you against in US sentator and former Ambassador

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