And the electoral college has voted,” the former defense secretaries wrote. Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, congressional Republicans said President Trump would accept the election result. “This is a fundamental element of our democracy, and it lands squarely in the responsibilities of defense officials,” Hagel said. Other former defense secretaries either could not be reached for comment or declined to speak, citing a desire to let the article speak for itself. “Efforts to involve the U.S. armed forces in resolving election disputes would take us into dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory,” the defense secretaries wrote.

Source: Washington Post January 03, 2021 22:11 UTC