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Former defense secretary on the peaceful transition of power

Former defense secretary urges top brass to resign or resist questionable Trump orders

01/05/2021

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Former defense secretary on the peaceful transition of power

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Former defense secretary urges top brass to resign or resist questionable Trump orders

All 10 living former secretaries of defense signed a column published in The Washington Post on Sunday that urged the Trump administration to allow a peaceful transition of power and to keep the Pentagon out of it. One of the signatories was William Cohen, a former Republican senator who served as secretary of defense under President Bill Clinton. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

01/05/2021

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