“This is a Reichstag moment,” Milley told aides, according to the book. If someone wanted to seize control, Milley thought, they would need to gain sway over the FBI, the CIA and the Defense Department, where Trump had already installed staunch allies. “They may try, but they’re not going to f---ing succeed,” he told some of his closest deputies, the book says. In the weeks that followed, Milley played reassuring soothsayer to a string of concerned members of Congress and administration officials who shared his worries about Trump attempting to use the military to stay in office. “Everything’s going to be okay,” he told them, according to the book.

Source: Washington Post July 15, 2021 14:55 UTC