Pentagon IG opens review into troop deployment at U.S.-Mexico border

"We intend to conduct this important evaluation as expeditiously as possible," Fine said in a statement.Troop levels at the border, including both active-duty military and the National Guard, have at times surpassed 5,000 since President Donald Trump began deploying them there in the fall of 2018. The current tally is 6,500, a number that will drop once a troop transition is complete, a Pentagon spokesman said.

Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and 29 other members of the Congress wrote to Fine in September expressing concerns over the legality of sending thousands of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. “We refuse to allow our servicemembers in uniform to become pawns in the President's unnecessary and dangerous anti-immigrant political agenda," the letter says."Congress and the American people deserve to know why our military forces are being politicized and whether the U.S. military is violating federal law under the President’s orders.

The Pentagon inspector general team conducting the review will include investigators, auditors, and attorneys.Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.Julia Ainsley is a correspondent covering the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

Good thing it only took 100 years for the worlds military superpower, to use its “troops” to protect itself from the unstoppable hordes of ferocious, unarmed illegal migrants that want to invade you, wash your dishes and pick your cherry tomatoes! You hypocrites hire em all! Lol

Pretty sure, despite the picture and the hour meeting in the Oval, Trump will say that he hardly knows and certainly never met Lavrov. (38% of the country will believe him and question whether this picture was photoshopped by the MSM.)

There’s cartels getting in shoot outs every day at the border. Defending our borders is literally the only thing our military should be doing

Short answer: no. But it will come down to how far up Trump's ass Esper's nose is this morning.

It is.

What? Defy the Supreme Leader?

It is not. Liberals & Conservatives Republicans & Democrats ReligiousFreedom

Thank you. Pentagon Go BACK to what their Duties are & Stand up to ignorant Trump trying to CHANGE Role of the Military. MUST Review if US Military should be in Guard if the SAUDI OIL Fields. Instead of going home as said they would. CNN MSNBC Politico Huffpost Axios

Oh.... let’s “investigate” why we are keeping America safe” .... FLIPPING IDIOTS

Hint... it's NOT! Especially when the powers that be lie about why they're supposed to be there

THANK GOD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!

imagine it being illegal to use your military to guard your borders

And let me guess..this general is a dem.

NBCNews

NBCNews It is just like Obama , bush etc . The president makes decisions on military . Suck it up

NBCNews Bout time.

Yet you said nothing when asshat 44 did that vary same thing. Wow

JuliansRum This is absolutely ridiculous!!! Our troops can be used to protect borders of other countries, but not our own? Everyone threw a colossal hissy fit when Trump didn’t want troops protecting the Syrian border!!!! TuesdayThoughts FFS

Its NOT !

They never gave a f*ck what was 'legal' when they were killing people in the Middle East

Why launch a review? It doesn't matter, in this country, right now, if u launch a review, do an investigation, anything. If it's not what Trump/WH wants it to be, nothing happens. We've lost the voice of the people.

CraigSh49850532 What took so long?

It is not.

I'd put boot camps on northern and southern borders....great training and more eyes on the border.

They should also launch a review to see if people crossing the border illegally is illegal... 😂😂😂

Military does not respect Trump.

I'm gonna say, no. No it isn't.

More deep state interference. Unelected bureaucrats are trying to run the government from within. This is twilight zone stuff.

Imagine deploying troops to the country's own borders, unacceptable

we know it isn't posse comitatus

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