Elissa Slotkin: “I did get a letter back from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, which I appreciated, saying I have not been…”

“I've been talking about this, frankly, for two years now, or a year and a half. I did get a letter back from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, which I appreciated, saying I have not been asked to deploy out to the states on these issues. I do not anticipate, and any touching of voting machines or ballots is illegal for the military. Today we got a similar letter, not from the Secretary of Defense, but from one of his assistant secretaries, essentially saying the same thing.” (02:56–03:05)

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