Could Mark Milley Help Jack Smith Put Donald Trump Behind Bars?

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a key witness in both the Mar-a-Lago and January 6 prosecutions of the former president.

AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, at the Pentagon in July. AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file

The retiring chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, is now the subject of a profile in the Atlantic — it’s called “The Patriot,” and purports to tell how he “protected the Constitution from Donald Trump.” Could his recollections of his time under President Trump be catnip for not only the press, but also prosecutors? 

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