"I can assure you that not one time have I ever
recommended to attack Iran," Milley said. The nation's highest-ranking
military officer was referring to comments Trump made in a 2021 audio tape at
his Bedminster Club.
In the audio, Trump said he had a classified document
proving his side of the story — that Milley told him to attack Iran during his
administration.
He was apparently trying to refute a New Yorker article
detailing how Milley moved to prevent Trump from attacking Iran in the final
days of his administration.
That audio is a major part of a federal special counsel
investigation, which charged the former president earlier this year with more
than 30 counts related to illegally retaining classified documents.
The
Milley-Trump feud has a long history.
Trump tapped the general to be the Joint Chiefs chairman in
2018. But they diverged on multiple issues, including the 2020 racial
justice protests when Trump wanted to use the military to quell the
rioting.
Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has backed
his former boss in the Iran case, claiming Milley recommended an attack on Iran
more than once.
In the CNN interview, Milley said he can speak with
certainty that this chairman never recommended a wholesale attack on Iran.
"I can assure you I know what I’ve done and it’s not to
recommend an attack on Iran," he said.
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