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Steve Schmidt: ‘I Don’t Blame Gen. Milley for Any of This’
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MSNBC

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Deadline: White House

Name: Deadline: White House

URL: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house

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Steve Schmidt

Name: Steve Schmidt

Employment: MSNBC

Position: Political Analyst

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09/14/2021 04:10 pm
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0:02:43
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Transcript
WALLACE Steve Schmidt I ░░░░░░░░ I read these stories ░░░░░░░░ s story and The ░░░░░░░░ reporting on what is ░░░░░░░░ the book and it ░░░░░░░░ me as a catastrophic ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ in office by the ░░░░░░░░ who around him were ░░░░░░░░ terrified by what they ░░░░░░░░ in his it s ░░░░░░░░ as mania by Woodward ░░░░░░░░ Costa I think it ░░░░░░░░ begs all sorts of ░░░░░░░░ about what he was ░░░░░░░░ in command of the ░░░░░░░░ s nuclear arsenal SCHMIDT ░░░░░░░░ s no question Nicolle ░░░░░░░░ he was unfit and ░░░░░░░░ he met every standard ░░░░░░░░ you could have ever ░░░░░░░░ thought through for invocation ░░░░░░░░ the 25th Amendment and ░░░░░░░░ be relieved of duty ░░░░░░░░ he was incapacitated But ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ understand what General McCaffrey ░░░░░░░░ saying According to the ░░░░░░░░ in 1986 the Goldwater ░░░░░░░░ Act the chairman of ░░░░░░░░ Joint Chiefs of Staff ░░░░░░░░ no lawful authority to ░░░░░░░░ orders to the combatant ░░░░░░░░ Those orders flow from ░░░░░░░░ President to the Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Defense So in fact ░░░░░░░░ representation that hey I ░░░░░░░░ involved in this process ░░░░░░░░ launching nuclear weapons is ░░░░░░░░ fact not correct Secondarily ░░░░░░░░ I agree with General ░░░░░░░░ I do think that ░░░░░░░░ will likely regard General ░░░░░░░░ as an honorable man ░░░░░░░░ what this represents is ░░░░░░░░ shattering of civilian military ░░░░░░░░ in this country On ░░░░░░░░ instructions did the principal ░░░░░░░░ advisor and senior ranking ░░░░░░░░ officer in the United ░░░░░░░░ pick up the phone ░░░░░░░░ have that conversation with ░░░░░░░░ Li in China Who ░░░░░░░░ that conversation Was he ░░░░░░░░ to a prompt from ░░░░░░░░ Chinese The American people ░░░░░░░░ the American government the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ its oversight capacity has ░░░░░░░░ get an answer to ░░░░░░░░ Now I don t ░░░░░░░░ General Milley for any ░░░░░░░░ this inasmuch as I ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump after years ░░░░░░░░ vandalism the near collapse ░░░░░░░░ the government of the ░░░░░░░░ States And what you ░░░░░░░░ here is the chairman ░░░░░░░░ the Joint Chiefs of ░░░░░░░░ acting outside of any ░░░░░░░░ that were ever considered ░░░░░░░░ the job in an ░░░░░░░░ manner I think that ░░░░░░░░ frighten all of us ░░░░░░░░ s extremely alarming.”
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