If he went Scotland in USAF Angel One, the next day the flight crew would no longer answer to him. They would do whatever the wanted. I seriously doubt those military pilots can truly be unflappable CFSG loyalists.
They have command of expensive US property and really nowhere to go if they fail to bring it back. They would be international fugitives, subject to CIA rendition if they were caught in another country.
Follow up. He was released from custody today and basically told to get the hell out of D(odge)C except for things like meeting with his attorney or appearing in court.
It would be because of a joke. Two AF staff who are responsible for Angel One go around the polygon asking how to handle the situation; after being rejected by the top brass who will not speak to them, finally they alight on a bird colonel who waves his hand dismissively and tells them, take it to Tehran. The staff snap their heels and go to dispatch the order. The colonel watches them smartly leave and stares into the open door vexed by the thought, “They’re not really gonna do that. Are they? It was a joke. I don’t have the authority.”
Congressional clusterfuck?
Lisa Desjardins noted the lack of social distancing during opening of the House session last Sunday. Sure, the vast majority are masked, but I concur with her that the potential for it to be a superspreader event is considerable, and at 10:32, the optics certainly don’t look the greatest.
Kaye Granger (R.) of Texas was there, and tested positive afterwards.
We’ll still need all of the cages, because unless there are never any kids held in custody ever in the Biden administration, for any reason, then Biden is just as bad as Trump, which means that he’s still keeping the same number of kids in cages. Check. Mate.
Landing after being denied clearance to do so is a big deal. Yeah, he might be the CiC but if he gives an unlawful order like “Land. I don’t care what ATC says”, I think the pilot would be safe in refusing the order.