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Retired generals who denounced Trump could be recalled to active duty and prosecuted, experts say

Posted by Admin Melony B. DeFord on June 12, 2020 at 3:47pm

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Retired four-star military officers who lambasted President Trump could be recalled to active duty and prosecuted for violating the U.S. Code, military law experts told Just the News.

“Retired officers can't make contemptuous remarks of the commander-in-chief,” said John Dowd, a former Marine Corps Judge Advocate and former Trump legal advisor. “They’re all subject to recall. They’re subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice until they die.”

The pertinent law is Title 10 of the U.S. Code, Section 888, the experts said.

“As part of the UCMJ, governing military law, you cannot use contemptuous words against certain officials, including the president,” one active duty Army Judge Advocate General Corps officer said. “That is a court-martial offense, and yes, you can be recalled to active duty to be court-martialed.”

The outspoken retired officers know they could be held to account, the JAG officer said.

“I don't know who the hell they think they are,” Dowd said. “It’s stunning to me. I guess the law doesn’t apply to them.”

The retired officers comprise some of the biggest marquee military names in recent times. They include former Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis and former Special Operations Command chief Adm. William McRaven. 

read more here: https://justthenews.com/government/security/retired-generals-who-denounced-trump-could-be-recalled-active-duty-and?utm_source=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

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  • Max Pierson June 15, 2020 at 5:07pm

    Burn 'em! Recall them to active duty and give them latrine duty first

  • JC Lincoln June 15, 2020 at 1:03am

    Okay ... once a Marine, always a Marine.  So, once a General, you don't get to counter the President's policies.  Unless you're looking to do a coup d'etat.

  • william June 13, 2020 at 12:33am

    +-If I was trump and knew this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I'd be on that like "WHITE ON RICE"!!!

  • Deborah Coleman June 12, 2020 at 7:02pm

    Good. Recall them. Hold them accountable for their actions.

  • George Miller June 12, 2020 at 6:16pm

    I would like to see that, especially since they are lying through their entitled teeth.

  • van nolan price June 12, 2020 at 5:58pm

    I like the word former. like obummer is former.

     

  • Evelyn Richardson June 12, 2020 at 5:56pm

    Absolutely, recall the detestable generals to active duty and court martial them and send them to gitmo!!

  • Joe Tatman June 12, 2020 at 5:55pm

    AS A DEDICATED MEMBER WHO SERVED IN OUR COUNTRIES DEFENSE, I SAY "RECALL ALL THE DISGUSTING BASTARD GENERALS" WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE ABOVE THE UNIFORM CODE.  TRY THEM FOR ANY CRIME LAID OUT IN THE UNIFORM CODE!!  THROW THE BOOK AT THEM AND TAKE AWAY THEIR RETIREMENT PROGRAMS.  DO IT NOW!!

  • Jea9 June 12, 2020 at 5:50pm

    They are all pathetic. No wonder the left does not recognize authority, These backstabbers don't either. They don't know their place or the law. 

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