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Explainer: JAG Firings Spark Concerns About US Military Legal Oversight
In a significant shake-up at the Pentagon last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the top military lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This decision comes amid a broader series of ...
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Hegseth: Trump Will Install New Military Attorneys Who Won’t Be ‘Roadblocks to Anything’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration’s purge of top military lawyers because they don’t want people in those roles who “attempt to be roadblocks to ...
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In Pursuit of a ‘Warrior Ethos,’ Hegseth Targets Military’s Top Lawyers
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement. By Greg Jaffe Reporting from Washington Defense Secretary Pete ...
Democratic Sen. Reed: Trump's Pentagon purge is attempt to politicize the military
Sen. Jack Reed, ranking Democrat on Armed Services Committee, said Trump’s purge of senior Pentagon leaders is a threat to ...
Defense officials fear impending Pentagon firings could break law and hurt military readiness
Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week ...
Judge and DOJ attorney get into heated exchange over pronouns at Trump transgender military ban hearing
U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes told the Justice Department lawyer that "any common sense rational human being understands" ...
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Hegseth says he fired top military lawyers because they weren’t well-suited for jobs
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he was replacing the top lawyers for the military services ...
The most shocking Pentagon firing wasn't the top general, legal experts say. It was the lawyers.
The Pentagon's firing of top JAG officers sends a 'chilling message' about political interference in military legal affairs, ...