The recent admission by former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper—a retired four-star General—that he has “lawyered up” amid mounting legal scrutiny over his role in the Russia Collusion hoax, is far more than a political embarrassment. It represents the prelude to a potential national security reckoning of unprecedented magnitude.

Under Title 10, U.S. Code §?802 (Article 2 of the UCMJ), retired members of the armed forces entitled to pay—including General Clapper—are subject to recall to active duty for the purpose of court-martial if they are alleged to have committed acts that constitute treason, sedition, or subversion while serving in a national security capacity. This is not a theoretical exercise—this is well-established law. In United States v. Dinger (2018), the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces upheld the military’s jurisdiction over retired officers for crimes committed while on active duty.

A civilian trial—plagued by endless motions, media manipulation, and a partisan judiciary—would allow Clapper to cloak himself in political martyrdom and delay justice indefinitely. By contrast, a court-martial proceeding, governed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, would be swift, apolitical, and insulated from media spectacle. The rules of evidence are stricter, and national security violations carry weighty implications, often triggering automatic classification reviews and triggering sealed indictments.

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Is Clapper the only one in the Obama cabal that qualifies as a “retired member of the armed forces”?  Hopefully they can ALL be subject to military tribunals!