

The draining continued at an impressive speed yesterday, with new pumps coming online. The New York Times reported on one drained swamp creature under the headline, “
Pentagon Removes General Milley’s Security Detail and Revokes His Clearance.” Not only that! The sub-headline added, “The Pentagon asked its inspector general to review the record and behavior of Gen. Mark A. Milley.”
General Milley’s record and behavior are well known. From just what we do know, assuming nothing else tumbles out of his skeleton closet, Milley’s behavior will not likely bear up under intense scrutiny through the microscopic lens of the Military’s Uniform Code of Conduct.
Milley must be a general as nervous as the proverbial toad ‘neath the harrow.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) offers several immediately possibilities. Article 88 (contempt toward officials), Article 92 (failure to obey orders or regulations), and Article 133 (conduct unbecoming an officer) all spring to mind. While Milley’s pardon and his retirement probably preclude a full-on court-martial, he could still be administratively sanctioned.
In other words, the four-star general might lose a star or two, which translates directly to reductions in his pension.
Thus, any investigation could pose a serious problem for Milley, which is assuming nothing else buried in the general’s woodpile we don’t know about yet. That’s a
big ‘if.’
Taking care of General Milley was one of Pete Hegseth’s first priorities as Defense Secretary. It makes one wonder what Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi has on
her list. Or FBI Director nominee Kash Patel. Trump has unlocked a Cabinet-level power never before used in this way.
Like some others, Milley’s previously permanent security is alleged to have resulted from his involvement in the killing of Iranian General Soleimani. Now he’ll have to arrange his own security if he feels the threat is real. They need to stop acting like Russian oligarchs.
President Trump wielding his swamp-draining chainsaw against the federal workforce in more historic ways yesterday, which feels like it is building to some kind of swamp-draining crescendo.
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