Comes now a new book including observations from Gen. Milley, who was head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Saying that late in the Trmp term he was appointing buddies to major positions and causing fears among the high staff that he would try something akin to a 'Wag the Dog' strategy. My jaded old movie memory went back to "Seven Days in May".
Trump's reaction was predictable:
“Sorry to inform you, but an Election is my form of ‘coup,’” Trump said, “and if I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley.”