Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fired Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia for allegedly leaking classified information, a Department of War (DOW) official told the Daily Caller.
Sylvia served as director of the Joint Staff’s Directorate for Strategy, Plans and Policy, known as the J-5, before being fired for “severe misconduct,” including allegedly leaking classified information about the Iran War and the Russia-Ukraine War, according to the official. Sylvia also failed three polygraphs and is actively being investigated by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the official added.
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