A former Pentagon official on the Hegseth turmoil: 'It looks like they actually broke the law

[Jilly_in_VA]

Chaos is mounting at the Pentagon as the Trump administration has fired top military and civilian personnel, deepening concern and distrust among lawmakers and national security insiders.

Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot recently resigned and later described the building as "in disarray" in an opinion piece for Politico. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under scrutiny for reportedly leaking sensitive military information about strikes in Yemen in a second Signal chat on his private phone with his wife, brother and personal lawyer.

Lawmakers are demanding answers, with at least one Republican lawmaker calling for Hegseth to be fired. NPR has learned the White House is exploring options for Hegseth's replacement, though President Trump has denied that.

"It's incredibly upsetting," said Evelyn Farkas, a former Pentagon official and executive director of the McCain Institute, a nonpartisan policy center that is part of Arizona State University. "It appears that the Secretary and other members of the Defense Department staff have not been held to the standards that a normal civilian or military uniform personnel would be held to."

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-5372612/former-defense-department-official-pentagon-turmoil-hegseth-signal-chats

Arrest every last one of them---starting at the top, with Kegsbreath!

[Irish_Dem]

1. It "looks like" they broke the law?

We see them break the law daily right in front of our eyes.

No "looking like" they broke the law.
They are damn well breaking the law and we know it.

[John1956PA]

2. Yes, starting with the firing of the auditors early on.

[patphil]

11. Yeah, and it looks like the bear actually shit in the buckwheat again today.

And, it looks like the Sun actually rose again today.

Thank you Captain Obvious!

[pbmus]

12. NoShit

[patphil]

13. Yes shit.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Water is wet. Who knew?

[sop]

3. Hegseth broke the law, but Patel won't investigate, Bondi won't charge him and the GOP Congress will do nothing.

[UTUSN]

4. K&R

[FakeNoose]

5. Ya think? They're all breaking laws, every one of Chump's cabinet secretaries

If Hogsbreath isn't going to be fired (by Chump) maybe the Senate and House of Representatives can rescind their approvals? I don't know, but something has to be done. He has to go.

[MLWR]

10. They can't "rescind their approvals."

The only thing they CAN do is impeach Hegseth, following the regular protocols.

[FakeNoose]

15. Works for me

[Tetrachloride]

6. Hello hello

[Cheezoholic]

7. Over when, October? We're approaching high school graduation time. It's ALWAYS up this time of year

Dumbass

[progressoid]

8. Laws?

[Iamscrewed]

9. Overdue

Impeach and can the rest. It's time for a hard reset!