The January 6 riot. Ill discuss with former Defense Secretary William Cohen in a moment. Well look at an new Poll D a fence going up around the capitol in anticipation of a new rally. Lets discuss now with William Cohen, former Defense Secretary. Secretary cohen, Thank You for joining us, good evening to you. President biden has great confidence in General Milley in the face of calls for his resignation, even courtmartial, because milley called together top Military Leaders to go over the process for launching nuclear weapons, telling them not to take orders from anyone unless he was involved. Did Milley Overstep in that moment . Don, first we have to wait for the book to be published so everyone can read it including myself. I know Bob Woodward since watergate days, i know hes very factual in his approach to getting information in a fashion that most Journalists Cant comprehend. Hes very thorough. I still want to wait to see exactly what happened. I think its very important that every
After the Capitol Riot. Both times, suggesting china believed the u. S. Was preparing a an attack. Their fears, according to the authors of the book, based in part on the rhetoric toward china coming from the former president. Here is how the president responded. Sir, in your opinion thank you. Thank you. I have great confidence in General Milley. Now, according to a Defense Official who spoke with cnn, these calls were not done in secret without anyone else knowing. They were, according to this official, attended by 15 people including a representative from the State Department. General Mark Milley is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Laterthis month. The Woodward And Costa book goes into further details about milleys concerns about the president possibly launching an attack. Reportedly, telling his subordinates that he must directly be involved in any discussion involving Military Action or nuclear strike. As the book describes them, quote, if you get calls, no matter who theyre f
Good evening. today, the pentagon said capitol police have requested assistance from the d.c. national guard as fencing is expected to go up around the u.s. capitol this week. both actions security measures ahead of a right-wing rally scheduled for saturday. that s meant to protest the arrest of rioters who stormed the capitol january 6th. it s part of the legacy of the former president. spelled in disturbing detail in peril, the forthcoming book by bob woodward and his washington post colleague. general milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under both president biden and the former president. according to the author, general milley twice called his counterpart in china. one once, days before the election, the other, two days