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Steven Lepper is a retired U.S. Air Force major general and military lawyer. He served as deputy judge advocate general of the Air Force and later led the Association of Military Banks of America.
Role at the time: Retired Air Force major general and former deputy judge advocate general
Condemned
Statement summary
Lepper criticizes Congress for leaving commanders to choose between rejecting unlawful election-deployment orders and obeying orders that could involve crimes.
“It’s just a shameful situation”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)NOTUS interviews senators and Lepper about election deploymentsSlotkin quotation after the tabletop-exercise discussion; Schmitt's response to NOTUS; Final two paragraphs, Former Judge Advocates General Working Group
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He condemns the prospective conduct and the risks it places on commanders.
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