Hegseth Says He Fired the Top Military Lawyers Because They Weren't Well Suited for the Jobs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he doesn't think they are “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given
Military lawyers fear firings will enable Hegseth to bend law
The Pentagon chief said he doesn’t want lawyers who are “roadblocks” to decisions he or military commanders make.
Pete Hegseth Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Why He Fired DoD Lawyers
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he ... of Management and Budget (and Project 2025 architect), Russell Vought, claimed that the law itself was unconstitutional and that ...
'They were not well suited for jobs...': Defence secretary Pete Hegseth fires top military lawyers
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he was replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he didn't think they were "well-suited" to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.
Hegseth: Fired military lawyers were potential ‘roadblocks’ to Trump orders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. “It’s not about roadblocks to an agenda,” Hegseth told reporters when asked how the military lawyers present roadblocks.
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Senate tees up final vote on Trump OMB nominee Russell Vought
The Senate on Wednesday teed up a final vote on the nomination of Russell Vought ... I had to do with Pete Hegseth,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told The Hill shortly after Vought’s nomination ...
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How Each Senator Voted to Confirm Russell T. Vought as Budget Chief
The Senate voted along party lines, 53 to 47, to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
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Pete Hegseth Fast Facts
After his stint at Vets for Freedom, Hegseth also led Concerned Veterans for America (CVA), another veteran advocacy nonprofit, for more than four years. Hegseth has a history of supporting ...
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Senate Democrats vow rare overnight session to protest Trump’s ‘most dangerous nominee’
Senate Democrats are bracing to stay in the chamber overnight to make the case against the nomination of Russell ... Pete Hegseth,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) also told The Hill shortly after ...
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Opinion: Signposts on the road to authoritarian rule
If one were to design a path to authoritarian rule, it would be what we have seen in the first weeks of the Trump administration. For my book “No Democracy Lasts Forever,” I studied how ...