'Secretary Esper and Chairman Milley must testify on-the-record before the committee. The House Armed Services Committee made the request and it has been denied. That is simply unacceptable,' said the committee's Democrats in a statement.
WASHINGTON – Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee called it"unacceptable" that Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley have reportedly refused to testify on the military’s role in theArmed Services Chair Adam Smith, D-Wash., requested Esper and Milley testify next week after President Donald Trump threatened to quell protests by deploying active-duty troops.
However, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told USA TODAY, “Secretary of Defense Esper has not 'refused' to testify" and that"The DOD legislative affairs team remains in discussion with the HASC on this request." Protests have taken hold in cities across the country after the death of Floyd, a black man who suffocated last week after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.After some unruly demonstrations, Trump called to"mobilize" federal resources to"stop the rioting and looting." He said the goal was to"dominate the streets."
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