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TomSlick

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5. I have no doubt that the members of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the various services

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 09:52 PM

19 hrs ago

are quite aware Captain Kelley committed no crime.

However, recall that one of Trump's first actions upon retaking the White House was to fire all of the services' Judge Advocate Generals. I worry that their replacements were chosen because they were thought more "malleable."

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