Esper, Milley won't testify before House panel on military response to protests

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley have refused to testify before the House Armed Services Committee on the military's role in responding to nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a House aide said Friday.

"Staff was advised that [Department of Defense] leadership has refused to testify next week as requested," the aide said. "In addition, an informal briefing with the secretary of the Army was cancelled for today."

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Protests have spread nationwide since last week when George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed in Minneapolis police custody. An officer, who now faces second-degree murder charges, knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/esper-milley-wont-testify-before-house-panel-on-military-response-to-protests/ar-BB156aLL?li=BBnb7Kz

Then no member of the Obama administration should testify in front of the Senate.

[chillfactor]

1. COWARDS!!!!!!

[dem4decades]

2. How about Pelosi cuts some budgets.

[fierywoman]

4. let's start with 50% -- keep upping the % each day they refuse to testify.

[StarfishSaver]

5. If only she could

But she doesn't have the power

[Cha]

3. Oh yeah? What are they Scared of?

[Under The Radar]

6. At what point do we allow the legislative branch oversight?

[Karadeniz]

7. Only after Trump. This is incredible of a general.

[choie]

8. One more piece of evidence

That our democracy is dead.

[uponit7771]

14. +1, "DoD decides to start war in [fill in blank] then tells congress to fuck off, news at 1". This

... is dangerous shit here

[Miguelito Loveless]

9. Better still, they should go,but

Answer every question with “i will be happy to answer that question as soon as [fill in name of Trump official who has refused to testify] answers this question [question that Trump official has refused to answer under oath].

[maxrandb]

10. What the ever-loving-fuck?

Do these people forget who they fucking work for?

They are refusing to come before the "people's House"?

Isn't there a provision where the House can reduce federal pay to $1 per year?

WTF is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs excuse for not appearing?

I don't give a damn if it would crash the economy...defund these fucksticks NOW!

BTW - I bet that fat fucking general stress testing his fucking uniform will fucking show up when he's asking for federal fucking dollars.

President Obama asked for cooperation and he got sequester.

Moscow Mitch asks for cooperation and he gets $7 Trillion for Wall Street.

Then we get to watch Retrumplicans blame Democrats for defense budget cuts and the national debt.

Are we done looking for common ground yet?

[avebury]

11. So in other words they are

pleading the 5th? That is the response that needs to go out.

[2naSalit]

12. +1

[uponit7771]

13. DoD telling congress to fuck off is dangerous on its face. NO ONE in this admin is answering to ...

... congress cause they expect to stay in power knowing dems wont get power.