Sen. Baldwin calls for probe into domestic deployments of soldiers

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a group calling for an official probe into the recent domestic deployments of active-duty and National Guard troops to American cities. Specifically, the Senators call on U.S. Department of Defense Acting Inspector General (DOD IG) Steven Stebbins to initiate an inquiry into the deployments to Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Portland, and Memphis, and underscore the illegality of the domestic troop deployments, which undermines military readiness and politicizes the nation’s military. The Senators made clear that pulling National Guard troops away from their assigned duties to assist in law enforcement operations erodes public trust; diverts critical resources from communities in need, and costs American taxpayers millions of dollars.