Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, retired Army General Mark Milley, fears that a Trump win in November will see him recalled to active duty and court-martialed. //

Milley's fear is based on a couple of things. At one point, President Trump told Milley he intended to do that to two of his most vociferous critics among retired general officers, and Milley was able to talk him out of it. //

The other reason is that Milley went out of his way to sabotage President Trump. Milley made a big production out of letting everyone in the media know that during the BLM riots, he considered resigning if President Trump ordered out federal troops under the Insurrection Act; he even made his alleged resignation letter public. He also made two calls to his "counterpart" in China's People's Liberation Army during the last three months of the Trump administration, assuring them the US would not attack China and again let the "right" people know.

We now know that Milley was a prime mover in the decision to ignore President Trump's directive that either the National Guard or active duty military be on hand to preserve order on January 6. That failure led directly to the disorder on Capitol Hill and Trump's second impeachment. //

One of the critical first steps an incoming President Trump has to be to gain control of the military, the Department of Justice, and the Intelligence Community. That will entail him demanding the resignation or retirement of hundreds, if not thousands, of hostile bureaucrats. He should take a page from General George C. Marshall's playbook and remove virtually everyone holding three- or four-star rank; see President Trump's Alleged War With His Generals Shows How the Military Is Producing Self-Centered Careerists Not Leaders – RedState.

If Trump is unable or unwilling to do this, then his second term will be the same squandered opportunity at national renewal as his first.