[iw] - Reuters Investigates: The military-intelligence veterans who helped lead Trump’s campaign of disinformation

[Richard Forno]

The military-intelligence veterans who helped lead Trump’s campaign of disinformation

After Donald Trump lost the White House, ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and three other current and former U.S. Army officers challenged the vote’s legitimacy and pushed baseless conspiracy claims. Military ethicists say their actions threaten to weaken the public’s faith in democracy.

By ARAM ROSTON, BRAD HEATH, JOHN SHIFFMAN and PETER EISLER in DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas

Filed Dec. 15, 2021, noon GMT

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https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-military/