Mark Milley's alleged China call 'violated the law', retired colonel says; 'He has no statutory authority'
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Retired Army colonel Douglas Macgregor told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" that if allegations Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mark Milley assured China he would warn them if Trump were to launch a military strike, it would be a violation of the law.
Macgregor told host Tucker Carlson that he is not surprised by the allegation, but noted that Milley – as of 8 PM ET – has yet to offer his side of the story. The colonel added that Woodward – who has written other exposes on the Trump era – has a tendency to be "somewhat flexible in interpretation" of events and quotations.
For his part, Trump has responded to the allegations, calling them "hard to believe" – but adding that if true, they constitute "treason" on the part of the U.S. Army general.
Carlson asked Macgregor whether it is as egregious as it sounds that Milley may have called Chinese Gen. Li Zuocheng without informing his boss, Trump.