Top Legal Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Stepping Down Nearly a Year Before Completing Term
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Source: ProPublica
Published: 2026-07-09 08:25 UTC+10:00
Section: Military
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Defence, Military & Defence, Law & Courts, US Politics, War & Conflict
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The senior legal counsel to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — the principal military adviser to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — is stepping down nearly a year before his term is over, the latest in an exodus of the military’s top leaders and lawyers over the last 18 months.
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