WASHINGTON, DC – Following sworn testimony before Congress from General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, America First Legal (AFL) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking documents and records associated with General Milley’s communications with the media and Chinese officials.
In Congressional testimony–including a classified briefing leaked by unidentified sources to Axios–General Milley blamed the State Department for the United States’ catastrophic retreat from Afghanistan. He denied his communications with Chinese Communist military officials, though unknown to and unauthorized by the President, were improper in any way. And, when asked about author Bob Woodward’s assertion that Milley had admitted labeling both the Epoch Times, an anti-Chinese Communist Party media outlet, and the cable network Newsmax “domestic terrorists”, the General’s memory failed.
General Milley’s testimony demonstrates that President Biden and his Administration have lied, and continue to lie, about Afghanistan. It suggests General Milley has violated DoD directives and practices designed to prevent undue and inappropriate media and partisan political entanglements. And it illustrates the Biden Administration’s dangerous and relentless politicization of our military, even as our warfighting capabilities erode.
Read the DoD FOIA here.
