House Republicans Ask Defense Secretary for Probe Into Gen. Milley’s Calls With China

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Army General Mark Milley (R) hold a press briefing about the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan, at the Pentagon in Washington on Sept. 1, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin should open an official investigation into reports that Gen. Mark Milley held secret calls with a Chinese general, a group of House Republicans said on Sept. 16.

In a letter to Austin, the group asked Austin to open an Army Regulation 15–6 investigation into the calls, which Milley’s spokesman appears to have confirmed took place.