mark esper on social media yesterday by tweeting in part, "i am pleased to announce that christopher c. miller, the highly respected director of the national counterterrorism center, will be acting secretary of defense, effective immediately. chris will do a good job. mark esper has been terminated.

which election misconduct cannot realistically be rectified. he then writes, "i authorize you to pursue substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities prior to the certification of elections in your jurisdictions in certain cases, as i have already done in specific instances. such inquiries and reviews may be conducted if there are clear and apparently credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual state." he did add, though, "specious, speculative, fanciful, or far-fetched claims should not be a basis for initiating federal