We are veterans and national security professionals who love this country and swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath lasts a lifetime, and we intend to keep it. No threat, intimidation, or call for violence will deter us from that sacred obligation.
Whatโs most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law. Our servicemembers should know that we have their backs as they fulfill their oath to the Constitution and obligation to follow only lawful orders. It is not only the right thing to do, but also our duty.
But this isnโt about any one of us. This isnโt about politics. This is about who we are as Americans. Every American must unite and condemn the Presidentโs calls for our murder and political violence. This is a time for moral clarity.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage. We will continue to lead and will not be intimidated.
Donโt Give Up the Ship!
โ Joint Statement from me, Senator Slotkin, and Reps. Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan
In the first reaction to his indictment, John Bolton says:
"For four decades, I have devoted my life to Americaโs foreign policy and national security. I would never compromise those goals. I tried to do that during my tenure in the first Trump Administration but resigned when it became impossible to do so. Donald Trumpโs retribution against me began then, continued when he tried unsuccessfully to block the publication of my book,ย The Room Where It Happened,ย before the 2020 election, and became one of his rallying cries in his re-election campaign.
Now, I have become the latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department to charge those he deems to be his enemies with charges that were declined before or distort the facts.
My book was reviewed and approved by the appropriate, experienced career clearance officials. When my e-mail was hacked in 2021, the FBI was made fully aware. In four years of the prior administration, after these reviews, no charges were ever filed. Then came Trump 2 who embodies what Joseph Stalinโs head of secret police once said, 'You show me the man, and Iโll show you the crime.'
These charges are not just about his focus on me or my diaries, but his intensive effort to intimidate his opponents, to ensure that he alone determines what is said about his conduct. Dissent and disagreement are foundational to Americaโs constitutional system, and vitally important to our freedom. I look forward to the fight to defend my lawful conduct and to expose his abuse of power."
Starting from 20:26 local time, all takeoffs and landings at Copenhagen Airport, the capital of Denmark, were suspended due to reports of drones. At least 11 flights have been diverted so far.
Is it also โimaginedโ?
Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is suing two major textbook publishers he described as pushing โegregiousโ content in its instructional materials. https://t.co/YQoXZpS4QX