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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

"Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is pushing 2024 White House contenders to commit to pardoning former President Trump if he is convicted on federal charges over his handling of classified documents." It seems likely Chris Christy will not sign on.

The headline is the first paragraph of The Hill reporting.

Same outlet, publishing an item about Chris Christie disliking "breathtaking" appearances.

After reading more, a third item, same source, touched upon THE DOCUMENTS!!

The feud between former President Trump and the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, played a key role in the historic indictment handed down last week over Trump’s alleged criminal mishandling of classified documents.

Key audio in the case captured Trump trying to prove his side of the story after a New Yorker article detailed Milley’s attempts to prevent the president from attacking Iran during his final days in the White House.

Trump claimed he had a document about a “plan of attack” on Iran that showed it was Milley’s idea, and he admitted he knew the document was secret and not declassified by him, contradicting some of his claims in the case. It’s unclear whether the document in question exists.

The episode highlights a tumultuous relationship that began when the former president tapped Milley as the Joint Chiefs chairman in late 2018. 

The public feud has largely been in one direction, with Trump fuming at Milley since leaving office. But while Milley has yet to publicly hit back against the former president, he has acknowledged regularly speaking on background with reporters. 

While Trump clashed with a number of his cabinet members and aides, the disagreements with Milley likely hurt more because of the military’s public prestige, said Peter Feaver, a professor of political science at Duke University focused on the military.

". . . unclear whether the document in question exists." And Ramaswamy solicits politicians to sign onto a pardon pledge? Sign early, before any trial? Whose side is Vivek working on?

Bedminster ate my homework? Box by box? And Ramaswamy is already on record that he'd pardon? "Breathtaking" is the term Chris Christy used.

"Sordid" is another word. "Sordid mess," two words.