You’re talking about treason.”The vice president sat with her hands folded solemnly in front of her. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the national security advisor, the president’s chief of staff, and the attorney general sat in a small cluster around a massive conference table in an office typically reserved for photo ops.“I do know what I’m saying,” she calmly replied to the attorney general, Andrew Hellier. “And it is nothing of the sort. I’m merely pointing out that the president of the United States is demonstrating behavior that may become a liability to the national security of this country should we face another terrorist attack. As proctors of constitutionally prescribed rules of government, we have a sworn duty to consider all contingencies.”“Including mutiny?” Havelock asked. “I’ll have none of it.”“I don’t feel comfortable talking about this,” Andrea Chase agreed.“I do,” the only uniformed member of the reluctant cabal announced.
