A former top policy official at the Pentagon has resigned from his role on the Defense Advisory Board due to what he said was Secy. of Defense Mark Esper's visible support for law enforcement officers' clearing of protesters from Lafayette Square on Monday
Miller called what he saw as Esper's support for suppressing the protest a violation of Esper's oath of office. Miller served as the Pentagon's undersecretary of defense for policy during the Obama administration."When I joined the Board in early 2014, after leaving government service as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, I again swore an oath of office, one familiar to you, that includes the commitment to 'support and defend the Constitution of the United States . . .
John's Episcopal Church, a historic house of worship, where the President posed for photos, some of which included Esper and several other top officials. The exterior of the church had been defaced during protests outside the White House on Sunday and there had been a small fire in the parish house basement, but church leaders said in a statement that the structure was largely"untouched.
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Former Defense official resigns from Pentagon post, slams Esper for role in Trump photo opIn an extraordinary resignation letter, provided to The Washington Post, a Pentagon official resigned citing Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's role in President Donald Trump's photo op.
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Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo-op: 'I didn't know where I was going'In an exclusive interview, Esper also said he had “no idea” about the plan to use force to disperse protesters ahead of Trump’s staged visit to St. John’s Church.
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Pentagon official says Defense Secretary Esper and Gen. Milley were not aware of Trump church photo op plan'Their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into a Lafayette Park to review the efforts to address the protests,' the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity added.
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Pentagon official says Defense Secretary Esper and Chairman Milley were not aware of Trump church photo op plan'Their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into a Lafayette Park to review the efforts to address the protests,' the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity added.
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Trump's church photo-op took Esper, Milley by surpriseDefense Sec. Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley were caught by surprise Monday night when they were led to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington in a staged visit for President Trump, a defense official says.
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