Cheney came up with the idea of ​​the letter from the defense secretaries, says co-former chief

Cheney came up with the idea of ​​the letter from the defense secretaries, says co-former chief

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney came up with the idea for nearly a dozen former Pentagon leaders to write an opinion piece urging current Department of Defense officials to leave President TrumpDonald Trump Cotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will vote against election to give Trump to Nunes Medal of Freedom: reports Hogan says lawmakers’ ‘plan’ to reverse election results’ makes a mockery of our system ‘MOREaccording to one signatory to reverse the outcome of the presidential election.

“The idea for this statement actually came from Vice President Cheney,” said William J. Perry, who served as former President Clinton’s Secretary of Defense.

“Each of us has sworn an oath to support and defend the Constitution; that oath does not change according to the party’s direction,” he added.

In the published Sunday, ten former defense secretaries warned that Trump’s attempts to contest the election were taking the country “in dangerous, illegal and unconstitutional territory”.

“Civil and military officials directing or executing such measures will be liable, including potentially criminal penalties, for the serious consequences of their actions against our republic,” the former officials wrote, as many generations of Americans have done before them. “This final action is in line with the highest traditions and professionalism of the US military, and the history of democratic transition in our great country.”

Two of President Trump’s former defense secretaries, Mark EsperFormer Secretary of Defense Mark Esper10 calls on Pentagon to stay out of 2020 election battle: a year in pictures The military plans to introduce more inclusive hair and grooming regulations next month: reports MORE and James MattisJames Norman Mattis10 former defense secretaries call on the Pentagon to stay out of the election campaign to nominate Biden to nominate the first female deputy secretary of defense, Senate, ready to dominate Trump’s defense bill MORE., sign the op-ed.

Trump refused to concede defeat to president-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose Trump’s election count to give Nunes medal of freedom: reports Hogan says lawmakers ” scheme ‘to reverse election results’ makes a mockery of our system ‘MORE’, and a number of IDPs in both chambers of Congress will challenge the outcome of the Electoral College this week.

Courts found no evidence of widespread fraud during the election and ruled against the Trump campaign against various challenges.

Trump has been criticized in the past for politicizing the Department of Defense, especially when officials accompanied him for a photo in a church near the White House after Lafayette Square was forcibly purged by protesters by police.

Biden’s transition team also complained about the lack of cooperation from the Pentagon, from which Esper was removed shortly after the election.

Last week, a Biden adviser told NPR the Pentagon has not had a meeting with officials of the transition since December 18.

“This comes back to the lack of visibility we currently have in a number of critical issues regarding military operations due to the obstruction and roadblocks of DoD,” forthcoming national security adviser. Jake SullivanJake Sullivan Five Biggest Challenges for Biden on Defense The West Can Use Economy to Teach China a Lesson in Saudi Arabia’s Rights for Joe Biden MORE said.

Cheney, a Republican, has criticized Trump during his time in the White House, particularly over foreign policy issues.

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