Air Force Major Faces Rare Charges From US Military After Calling for Trump’s Impeachment
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Major Jason Watson faces charges relating to alleged “contemptuous” statements he made against the president.

The United States Air Force has issued multiple charges against a decorated airman over his public statements earlier this summer calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. In addition to Trump, Major Jason Watson also called for Vice President J.D. Vance’s impeachment during a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol building on July 2. He reiterated his demands for impeachment in…

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    Watson, who has served in the Air Force for nearly two decades, also faces unusual charges relating to Article 88 of the code, a little-used provision that forbids “contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, [and] Congress.” According to Mutimer, Watson is the first major in U.S. military history to face charges under that article.

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